feel

v., felt (fĕlt), feel·ing, feels.

v.tr.

1. 1. To perceive through the sense of touch: feel the velvety smoothness of a peach.
   2. To perceive as a physical sensation: feel a sharp pain; feel the cold.
2. 1. To touch.
   2. To examine by touching. See synonyms at touch.
3. To test or explore with caution: feel one's way in a new job.
4. 1. To undergo the experience of: felt my interest rising; felt great joy.
   2. To be aware of; sense: felt the anger of the crowd.
   3. To be emotionally affected by: She still feels the loss of her dog.
5. 1. To be persuaded of (something) on the basis of intuition, emotion, or other indefinite grounds: I feel that what the informant says may well be true.
   2. To believe; think: She felt his answer to be evasive.

v.intr.

1. To experience sensations of touch.
2. 1. To produce a particular sensation, especially through the sense of touch: The sheets felt smooth.
   2. To produce a particular impression; appear to be; seem: It feels good to be home. See Usage Note at well².
3. To be conscious of a specified kind or quality of physical, mental, or emotional state: felt warm and content; feels strongly about the election.
4. To seek or explore something by the sense of touch: felt for the light switch in the dark.
5. To have compassion or sympathy: I feel for him in his troubles.

n.

1. Perception by or as if by touch; sensation: a feel of autumn in the air.
2. The sense of touch: a surface that is rough to the feel.
3. 1. An act or instance of touching or feeling.
   2. Vulgar. An act or instance of sexual touching or fondling.
4. The nature or quality of something as perceived by or as if by the sense of touch: “power steering that seems overassisted, eliminating road feel” (Mark Ginsburg).
5. Overall impression or effect; atmosphere: “gives such disparate pictures . . . a crazily convincing documentary feel” (Stephen King).
6. Intuitive awareness or natural ability: has a feel for decorating.

phrasal verbs:

feel out

1. To try cautiously or indirectly to ascertain the viewpoint or nature of.

feel up Vulgar.

1. To touch or fondle (someone) sexually.

idioms:

feel in (one's) bones

1. To have an intuition of.

feel like Informal.

1. To have an inclination or desire for: felt like going for a walk.

feel like (oneself)

1. To sense oneself as being in one's normal state of health or spirits: I just don't feel like myself today.

feel (one's) oats

1. To be energetic and playful.
2. To act in a self-important manner.

[Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan.]

also feel out

verb

1. To be physically aware of through the senses: experience, have. See knowledge/ignorance.
2. To bring the hands or fingers, for example, into contact with so as to give or receive a physical sensation: finger, handle, palpate, touch. See touch/not touch.
3. To reach about or search blindly or uncertainly: fumble, grabble, grope, poke. See seek/avoid, touch/not touch.
4. To participate in or partake of personally: experience, go through, have, know, meet¹ (with), see, suffer, taste (of), undergo. Archaic prove. Idioms: run up against. See participate/abstain.
5. To be intuitively aware of: apprehend, intuit, perceive, sense. Idioms: feel in one's bones, get vibrations. See knowledge/ignorance.
6. To undergo an emotional reaction: experience, have, know, savor, taste. See feelings.
7. To experience or express compassion: ache, commiserate, compassionate, pity, sympathize, yearn. Idioms: be sorry, havetakepity. See pity.
8. To view in a certain way: believe, hold, sense, think. See opinion.

phrasal verb - feel out

To test the attitude of: probe, sound³ (out). Idioms: put out feelers, send up a trial balloon,, investigate.

noun

1. A particular sensation conveyed by means of physical contact: feeling, touch. See touch/not touch.
2. The faculty or ability to perceive tactile stimulation: feeling, tactility, touch. See touch/not touch.
3. A general impression produced by a predominant quality or characteristic: air, ambiance, atmosphere, aura, feeling, mood, smell, tone. See be.
4. The proper method for doing, using, or handling something: knack, trick. Informal hang. See ability/inability.

Idioms beginning with feel:
feel bad
feel blue
feel free
feel in one's bones
feel like
feel no pain
feel one's way
feel out
feel someone up
feel the pinch
feel up to
feelings

See also (feel) at home; cop a feel; get the feel of; (feel) put upon. Also see feelings.

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v

Definition: believe
Antonyms: disbelieve

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IN BRIEF: To sense through direct contact, especially through touch.

To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides. — Dr. David Viscott.

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Common misspelling(s) of feel

• fiel

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - føle, røre ved, fornemme, synes
v. intr. - fornemme, føle sig frem, føle med
n. - følelse, berøring

idioms:

• feel bad    have det skidt
• feel for    føle med
• feel in one's bones    have en tydelig fornemmelse af
• feel like    have lyst til
• feel like a million dollars    have det strålende
• feel one's way    føle sig frem
• feel out    prøve sig frem
• get the feel of    få en fornemmelse for

Nederlands (Dutch)
voelen, bevoelen, rondtasten, vinden, aanvoelen, gevoel, hoe iets aanvoelt, (gevoel van) sfeer, aanleg

Français (French)
v. tr. - toucher, tâter, palper, sentir, ressentir, éprouver, estimer, avoir conscience
v. intr. - se sentir, avoir l'impression d'être, avoir l'air, avoir envie de qch, avoir envie de faire
n. - atmosphère, intuition, sensation, toucher

idioms:

• feel bad    avoir du remords, être ennuyé de
• feel for    éprouver de la compassion à l'égard de (qn), chercher à tâtons
• feel in one's bones    avoir le pressentiment que
• feel like    avoir l'impression de, donner la sensation de
• feel like a million dollars    être très en forme et heureux
• feel one's way    avancer/marcher à tâtons, (fig) explorer le terrain, y aller doucement
• feel out    tester
• feel up    se sentir assez bien pour, se sentir d'attaque pour
• get a feel for    se faire à
• get the feel for    se faire à, s'habituer à
• get the feel of    s'habituer à, se faire à
• have a feel for    avoir des dispositions pour, avoir un don pour

Deutsch (German)
v. - spüren, empfinden, nachempfinden, (sich) fühlen, sich anfühlen
n. - Gefühl

idioms:

• feel bad    es tut mir leid, ich bedaure
• feel for    jmdn. bemitleiden
• feel in one's bones    etwas in den Knochen oder instinktiv fühlen
• feel like    fühlen wie
• feel like a million dollars    (ugs.) sich pudelwohl fühlen, /tipptopp aussehen
• feel one's way    sich seinen Weg ertasten
• feel out    jmds. Ansichten feststellen, austesten
• feel up    (salopp) befummeln
• get a feel for    ein Gespür für etw. bekommen
• get the feel for    ein Gespür für etw. bekommen
• get the feel of    das Gefühl bekommen für
• have a feel for    (fig.) ein Gespür od. einen Blick für etw. haben, eine Ader für etw. haben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αισθάνομαι (με μία από τις 5 αισθήσεις), αγγίζω, ψηλαφώ, νιώθω, αισθάνομαι, νομίζω, αισθάνομαι (ότι), έχω τη γνώμη, είμαι, δίνω την αίσθηση
n. - αφή, άγγιγμα, πιάσιμο, αίσθηση, αίσθημα, υφή, (μτφ.) χαρακτηριστική ιδιότητα ή ατμόσφαιρα

idioms:

• feel bad    αισθάνομαι άσχημα
• feel for    ψαχουλεύω/ψάχνω για, νιώθω συμπόνια για, συμπονώ
• feel in one's bones    είμαι απόλυτα βέβαιος, κάτι μου λέει ότι
• feel like    έχω διάθεση/κέφι για, δίνω/δημιουργώ την αίσθηση του
• feel like a million dollars    αισθάνομαι υπέροχα/μια χαρά
• feel one's way    προχωρώ ψηλαφητά, ενεργώ με σύνεση
• feel out    βολιδοσκοπώ, εξετάζω προσεκτικά
• get the feel of    μαθαίνω (να χειρίζομαι κ.λπ.), εξοικειώνομαι (στη χρήση κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
sentire, provare, toccare, credere, pensare, trovare, ritenere, tastare, senso

idioms:

• feel for    compatire, cercare a tastoni
• feel like    sentirsi come
• feel one's way    procedere a tastoni
• feel out    investigare
• get the feel of    abituarsi a

Português (Portuguese)
v. - sentir
n. - sensação (f)

idioms:

• feel bad    sentir-se mal
• feel for    procurar encontrar (objeto), condoer-se
• feel like    sentir vontade de
• feel one's way    andar com cuidado (ir devagarinho)
• feel out    perguntar
• get the feel of    tornar-se familiar com (uma atividade)

Русский (Russian)
чувствовать, ощупывать, пробовать, трогать, ощущение, осязание, ощупь

idioms:

• feel bad    чувствовать плохо, иметь нечистую совесть
• feel for    особое чувство к, чутье
• feel like    хотеться
• feel one's way    пробираться наощупь
• feel out    зондировать
• get the feel of    освоить прием

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sentir, experimentar, tocar, palpar, tentar, encontrar, parecer, estimar, hallar, opinar, pensar, comprender, intuir
v. intr. - tener una percepción mediante los sentidos, sentirse
n. - tacto, sentido, sensación, atmósfera

idioms:

• feel bad    sentirse mal
• feel for    compadecerse de, buscar
• feel in one's bones    tener el presentimiento de ello
• feel like    tener ganas de, apetecer
• feel like a million dollars    sentirse en el séptimo cielo, sentirse a las mil maravillas
• feel one's way    ir a tientas, andar con pies de plomo, actuar con cautela
• feel out    sondear, averiguar, tantear el terreno
• feel up    sentirse capaz de
• get a feel for    compadecerse de, buscar
• get the feel for    coger el truco a algo, compadecerse de, buscar
• get the feel of    acostumbrarse a algo, cogerle el truco a algo
• have a feel for    compadecerse de, buscar, ser bueno para juzgar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - känna, känna på, sondera, tycka, inse, känna efter, reagera, känna sig, kännas
n. - känsel, kännande, känselförnimmelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
感觉, 触摸, 觉得, 有知觉, 同情, 摸索

idioms:

• feel bad    有病, 不舒服
• feel for    为...而有, 用手摸着找..., 对...有感情, 体谅
• feel in one's bones    确信
• feel like    想要, 觉得好像是..., 摸起来好像是...
• feel like a million dollars    感到身体良好, 精神愉快
• feel one's way    摸索着走, 谨慎行事
• feel out    弄清楚
• get the feel of    获得...的感受, 开始熟谙...

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 感覺, 觸摸, 覺得
v. intr. - 有知覺, 同情, 摸索
n. - 感覺, 觸摸, 覺得

idioms:

• feel bad    有病, 不舒服
• feel for    為...而有, 用手摸著找..., 對...有感情, 體諒
• feel in one's bones    確信
• feel like    想要, 覺得好像是..., 摸起來好像是...
• feel like a million dollars    感到身體良好, 精神愉快
• feel one's way    摸索著走, 謹慎行事
• feel out    弄清楚
• get the feel of    獲得...的感受, 開始熟諳...

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 만져보다, ~을 깨닫다, ~의 작용을 받다,
v. intr. - 느낌이 있다, 느낌이 ~하다
n. - 감촉, 느낌

idioms:

• feel for    동정하다, 더듬어 찾다
• feel out    의향을 넌지시 떠보다, 계획 등을 신중히 검토하다
• get the feel of    ~에 친숙해지다, ~에 적응하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 感じる, 痛切に感じる, 思う, …である, 探る, 触る, 触れる, 同情する, 感じが…である
n. - 手触り, 感触, 触ること, 感じ, 雰囲気

idioms:

• feel bad    具合が悪い
• feel below/under par    体調が悪い
• feel dead    だるい
• feel for    同情する, 探す
• feel free    自由にする
• feel like    …したい気がする, …のような感じがする, 手触りがする, どうやら…らしい
• feel like a million dollars    とても元気である, 絶好調だ
• feel obliged    感謝する
• feel one's oats    元気いっぱいである, うぬぼれる
• feel one's way    手探りで進む, 用心深く行動する
• feel out    打診する, 意向を探る
• feel peculiar    変に思う
• feel small    しょげる
• feel strange    妙な感じがする, 気分が変である, めまいがする
• feel the pinch    経済的苦境に陥る
• get the feel of    慣れる, 感じをつかむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشعر , يحس , يلمس (الاسم) ملمس , إحساس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮חש, הרגיש, מישש, גישש, סבל מ-‬
v. intr. - ‮חש, הרגיש, הצטער על, נדמה כ-, ריחם‬
n. - ‮הצטער על, מגע, הרגשה, מישוש‬

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Feel Dart Thrower	pink feel good time