empathetically
adverb/ˌempəˈθetɪkli/
/ˌempəˈθetɪkli/
(also empathically
/emˈpæθɪkli/
/emˈpæθɪkli/
)- in a way that shows you understand how somebody else feels because you can imagine what it would be like to be that person
- In order to build trust, you should make eye contact and listen empathetically.
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