feel
verb
- to experience emotion, sense, or perceive
- believe
- feel like: want, have an inclination
- exhibit a (tactile or emotional) characteristic
noun
- experience emotion or sensation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /fiːl/ / [fiːɫ] / /fil/
adj
Etymology: See fele.
- Alternative form of fele.
adv
Etymology: See fele.
- Alternative form of fele.
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan Old English fēlan Middle English felen English feel From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan. Cognate with Dutch voelen and German fühlen.
- The sense of touch.
“It begins as a firm elastic swelling, which communicates to the feel the idea that a fluid is contained under a firm fascia […]”
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
“Bark has a rough feel.”
“And then something in the sound or the feel of the waters made him look down, and he perceived that the ebb had begun and the tide was flowing out to sea.”
- A vague mental impression.
“You should get a feel for the area before moving in.”
“You can arrange camel trips into the desert but to really get a feel for this allow yourself a couple of extra days and be prepared for what at times can be an uncomfortable journey: Xuan Zang tells us that as he left Khotan he was ‘attacked by tornados which bring with them clouds of flying gravel’.”
- An act of fondling.
“She gave me a quick feel to show that she loves me.”
- A vague understanding.
“I'm getting a feel for what you mean.”
- An intuitive ability.
“She has a feel for music.”
- A feeling; an emotion.
“I know that feel.”
pron
Etymology: See fele.
- Alternative form of fele.
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan Old English fēlan Middle English felen English feel From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan. Cognate with Dutch voelen and German fühlen.
- To use or experience the sense of touch.
“You can feel a heartbeat if you put your fingers on your breast.”
“I felt cold and miserable all night.”
- To use or experience the sense of touch.
“I felt my way through the darkened room.”
“I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.”
- To use or experience the sense of touch.
- To use or experience the sense of touch.
“He felt (about) for the light switch in the dark.”
- To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
“I can feel the sadness in his poems.”
“Teach me to feel another's VVoe; / To hide the Fault I ſee; / That Mercy I to others ſhovv, / That Mercy ſhow to me.”
- To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
“I feel that we need to try harder.”
“We felt it (to be) our duty to call the police.”
- To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
“He obviously feels strongly about it.”
“She felt even more upset when she heard the details.”
- To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
“I feel for you and your plight.”
“[She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron.”
- To be or become aware of.
- To experience the consequences of.
“Feel my wrath!”
- To seem (through touch or otherwise).
“It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.”
“It felt really strange to be back in my old kindergarten.”
- To understand.
“I don't want you back here, ya feel me?”
“Shoot, errbody have the zipper jacket / And half of these thugs have the glove to match, ya feel me?”