feel
/fiːl/ verb A1- To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. · You can feel a heartbeat if you put your fingers on your breast.· I felt cold and miserable all night.
- To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements. · I felt my way through the darkened room.· I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.
- To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
- To search by sense of touch. · He felt (about) for the light switch in the dark.
- To experience an emotion or other mental state about. · I can feel the sadness in his poems.
- To think, believe, or have an impression concerning. · I feel that we need to try harder.· We felt it (to be) our duty to call the police.
- To experience an emotion or other mental state. · He obviously feels strongly about it.· She felt even more upset when she heard the details.
- To sympathize; to have the sensibilities moved or affected. · I feel for you and your plight.
Plural feel · He/she/it feels · Past felt · Past participle felt · -ing form feeling
Verb forms
- Base form
- feel
- He/she/it
- feels
- Past
- felt
- Past participle
- felt
- -ing form
- feeling
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“Oh, to be sure!” responded Danglars, who had now approached the group, “nothing more than a mistake, I feel quite certain.”
The old father and Mercédès remained for some time apart, each absorbed in grief; but at length the two poor victims of the same blow raised their eyes, and with a simultaneous burst of feeling rushed into each other’s arms.
Every eye was turned towards the young man who, spite of the agitation he could not but feel, advanced with dignity, and said, in a firm voice:
Morrel felt that further resistance or remonstrance was useless.
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