sympathize
v.v. to understand and care about someone's problems. You feel sorry for them because you can imagine how they feel.
v. to feel or express compassion or understanding for another person's distress. Often implies an intellectual or emotional alignment with a particular viewpoint or situation.
I sympathize with your situation, but I cannot change the rules.
Many local residents sympathize with the protesters even if they do not join the march themselves.
While the board members sympathize with the staff's concerns regarding the new schedule, they maintain that the changes are necessary for the company's long-term survival.
Intransitive; typically takes the preposition 'with' before the person or cause.
I sympathize your problemI sympathize with your problemThe verb is intransitive and requires the preposition 'with' to connect to an object.