feel


Definition: Meaning of, feel in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fiːl /

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Present Participle Third Person Singular
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  1. feeling/emotion [linking verb, transitive] to experience a particular physical feeling or emotion
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  2. notice [transitive not in progressive] to notice something that is happening to you, especially something that is touching you
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  3. feel smooth/dry etc [linking verb] to give you a particular physical feeling, especially when you touch or hold something
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  4. feel good/strange/exciting etc [linking verb] if a situation, event etc feels good, strange etc, that is the emotion or feeling that it gives you
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  5. have an opinion [transitive not usually in progressive] to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on facts
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  6. feel like (doing) something spoken to want to have something or do something
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  7. touch [transitive] to touch something with your fingers to find out about it
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  8. feel around/on/in etc something (for something) to search for something with your fingers
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  9. feel the force/effects/benefits etc of something to experience the good or bad results of something
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  10. feel the need to do something to believe that you need to do something
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  11. feel your way to move carefully, with your hands out in front of you, because you cannot see properly
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  12. feel your way to do things slowly and carefully, because you are not completely sure about a new situation
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  13. feel free spoken used to tell someone that they can do something if they want to
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  14. I know (just/exactly) how you feel spoken used to express sympathy with someone or with a remark they have just made
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  15. not feel yourself spoken to not feel as healthy or happy as usual
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  16. feel your age to realize that you are not as young or active as you used to be
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  17. feel the cold/heat to suffer because of cold or hot weather
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  18. feel a death/a loss etc to react very strongly to a bad event, especially someone's death
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  1. [singular] a quality that something has that makes you feel or think a particular way about it
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  2. [singular] the way that something feels when you touch it
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  3. have/get/give a feel for something informal to have or develop an understanding of something and skill in doing it
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  4. [uncountable] when you use your hands, body etc to feel something [=  touch]
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feel used in phrases

  • feel like (verb)
    1. have an inclination for something or some activity
  • feel like a million (verb)
    1. be in excellent health and spirits
  • feel like a million dollars (verb)
    1. be in excellent health and spirits
  • feel-good (adjective)
    1. feel-good film/programme/music etc a film etc whose main purpose is to make you feel happy
    2. feel-good factor especially British English a feeling among ordinary people that everything is going well, and that they do not need to worry about losing their jobs or spending money
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feel used in phrasal verbs

  • feel for (phrasal verb)
    1. feel for someone to feel sympathy for someone
  • feel out (phrasal verb)
    1. to try to discover in a careful or indirect way what a situation is like or what someone’s attitude is
  • feel up (phrasal verb)
    1. to touch someone sexually without them wanting you to
  • feel up to (phrasal verb)
    1. feel up to something to feel that you are strong or healthy enough to do something
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