Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1141 of 1319

compassionate (adj.)

caring about others' suffering

Examples

  • A compassionate nurse.

Key rules

  • Compassionate means caring about other people's suffering
  • A compassionate nurse, compassionate approach
  • Compassion is the noun

Common mistakes

  • She is compassion → She is compassionate
💡 Tip: Describing carers // Describing kindness // Medicine
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