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What is the difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at' in the following sentences: 1."I felt a great deal of sympathy for his difficult position." 2."She expressed her sympathy at our loss."

  1. I felt a great deal of sympathy for his difficult position.

  2. She expressed her sympathy at our loss.

Can we write 'for' in place of 'to' and vice versa? Are 'for' and 'to' the only collocations possibleprepositions which can collocate with the word 'sympathy'?

What is the difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at' in the following sentences: 1."I felt a great deal of sympathy for his difficult position." 2."She expressed her sympathy at our loss." Can we write 'for' in place of 'to' and vice versa? Are 'for' and 'to' the only collocations possible with the word 'sympathy'?

What is the difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at' in the following sentences:

  1. I felt a great deal of sympathy for his difficult position.

  2. She expressed her sympathy at our loss.

Can we write 'for' in place of 'to' and vice versa? Are 'for' and 'to' the only prepositions which can collocate with the word 'sympathy'?

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Difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at'

What is the difference between 'sympathy for' and 'sympathy at' in the following sentences: 1."I felt a great deal of sympathy for his difficult position." 2."She expressed her sympathy at our loss." Can we write 'for' in place of 'to' and vice versa? Are 'for' and 'to' the only collocations possible with the word 'sympathy'?