FEEL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of feel in English feelverb uk /fiːl/ us /fiːl/ felt | felt

feel verb (EXPERIENCE)

Add to word list Add to word list A1 [ L or T ] to experience something physical or emotional: "How are you feeling?" "Not too bad, but I've still got a slight headache." How would you feel about moving to a different city? He's still feeling a little weak after his operation. My eyes feel really sore. I never feel safe when Richard is driving. Never in her life had she felt so happy. My suitcase began to feel really heavy after a while. I felt like (= thought that I was) a complete idiot/such a fool. She felt his hot breath on her neck. [ + obj + -ing verb ] I could feel the sweat trickling down my back. By midday, we were really feeling (= suffering from) the heat.  feel like something/doing something B1 to have a wish for something, or to want to do something, at a particular moment: I feel like (going for) a swim. [ + -ing verb ] to want to do something that you do not do: He was so rude I felt like slapping his face. See more  feel the cold to get cold quicker and more often than most people: As you get older, you tend to feel the cold more. See more  not feel a thing informal to not feel any pain: "Did it hurt?" "Not at all - I didn't feel a thing." See more

• I don't feel comfortable in high heels.
• I feel like I've been cooped up in this flat for days.
• I felt unaccountably happy this morning as I left the house.
• Her criticism left me feeling a bit deflated.
• He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job.

Experiencing and suffering

• (straight) from the horse's mouth idiom
• afflict
• affliction
• almost/nearly die of something idiom
• battle scar
• be a martyr to something idiom
• depth
• escape
• get the short end of the stick idiom
• go through phrasal verb
• grief-stricken
• grip
• hands-on
• horse
• practical
• run up against something phrasal verb
• seat-of-the-pants
• see life idiom
• stricken
• taste

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feel verb (OPINION)

B1 [ I or T ] to have a particular opinion about or attitude towards something: [ + (that) ] I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her. [ (+ to be) + adj ] He had always felt himself (to be) inferior to his brothers. Do you feel very strongly (= have strong opinions) about this? I feel certain I'm right.

• I feel sure that I'm doing the right thing.
• She feels she's overdue for promotion.
• I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.
• I feel that learning English will help my chances of promotion at work.
• The critics felt that the film was too long.

Imagining and conceiving

• assume
• beyond your wildest dreams idiom
• blue-sky
• cognitive map
• conceivable
• fancy
• fertility
• impute something to someone phrasal verb
• in your mind's eye idiom
• inconceivably
• lay the foundation(s) of/for idiom
• leap of imagination
• manifestation
• redream
• regard
• reimagine
• retheorization
• retheorize
• revisualization
• suspicion

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feel verb (TOUCH)

B2 [ I or T ] to touch something in order to discover something about it: [ + question word ] Just feel how cold my hands are! He gently felt the softness of the baby's cheek.feel around for I was feeling around (= searching with my hand) in my bag for the keys.

• He felt the side of the kettle to see if it was still hot.
• He could feel the springs sticking through the mattress.
• Feel the temperature of the water before getting into the bath.
• I thought I felt a drop of rain.
• The vet was feeling the dog's leg to discover if it was broken.

Touching & feeling

• arm
• belly rub
• brush against someone/something
• dab at something
• diddle
• feel around for something
• felt
• finger
• graze
• handle
• kinaesthesia
• kiss
• noncontact
• nudge
• over-handle
• physical contact
• play with something phrasal verb
• prink
• toy
• twiddle

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Grammar

Fell or felt?Fell is the past simple of the verb fall: …

Idioms

feel your age feel free feel it in your bones feel the pain I feel you I feel your/his, etc. pain feel the pinch feel your way (do) you feel me?

Phrasal verbs

feel for someone feel someone/something out feel someone up feelnoun uk /fiːl/ us /fiːl/

feel noun (TOUCH)

[ S ] the way that something feels: She loved the feel of silk against her skin. [ C ] mainly UK informal the action of touching something: have a feel Is that shirt silk? Ooh, let me have a feel! Touching & feeling

• arm
• belly rub
• brush against someone/something
• dab at something
• diddle
• feel around for something
• felt
• finger
• graze
• handle
• kinaesthesia
• kiss
• noncontact
• nudge
• over-handle
• physical contact
• play with something phrasal verb
• prink
• toy
• twiddle

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feel noun (CHARACTER)

[ S ] (also feeling) the character of a place or situation: feel to I like the decoration - it's got a Spanish feel to it.a feel of There was a feel of mystery about the place. the character, feeling, or mood of a place or situation

• atmosphereThe atmosphere in the conference room was tense.
• ambienceIt looks like an upscale eatery, but it has a real sports-pub ambience to it.
• vibeThe restaurant has a casual vibe.
• climateDiscussion took place in a climate of deep hostility.
• toneHer snarky remark at the outset set the tone for the rest of the visit.
• feelThe tile work gives the shop a very Moroccan feel.

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• -ance
• ability
• adverse conditions
• age
• ambience
• appearance
• aspect
• DNA
• formatively
• good/bad karma idiom
• have it in you idiom
• hood
• presentation
• shape
• someone's/something's former self
• stock-in-trade
• trait
• trappings
• unaffiliated
• undercurrent

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feel noun (UNDERSTANDING)

 a feel for something (also a feeling for something) a natural understanding or ability, especially in a subject or activity: She has a real feel for language. See more  get the feel of something (also get the feeling of something) to learn how to do something, usually a new activity: Once you get the feel of it, using a mouse is easy. to get to know a place or situation: We were there for such a short time, we didn't really get the feel of (= get to know) the place. See more  the feels informal (also all the feels) a strong emotional reaction to something: give sb the feels Some shows give you the feels in a way you don't expect.get the feels I totally got the feels when I heard that song on the radio. have all the feels My little boy is four next week and I have all the feels!  hit sb in the feels informal (also get sb in the feels) to make someone have a strong emotional reaction: Her voice has a soulful quality that hits you right in the feels. I was looking through old photos, and I came across a picture of my grandma holding me when I was a baby. It totally got me in the feels. (Definition of feel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

feel | American Dictionary

feelverb us /fil/ past tense and past participle felt us/felt/

feel verb (EXPERIENCE)

Add to word list Add to word list to experience or be aware of something emotional or physical: [ L ] "How are you feeling?" "Oh, I don’t feel very good." [ L ] She said she didn’t want anyone to feel sorry for her. [ L ] I feel comfortable with you, Nick. [ L ] He felt compelled to report the incident. [ T ] When the anesthesia wore off, I felt a lot of pain.

feel verb (TOUCH)

[ I/T ] to touch, esp. with the fingers, in order to examine something: [ T ] Feel the softness of the baby’s skin. [ I ] She felt around (= searched with her hands) for the light switch.

feel verb (HAVE OPINION)

[ T ] to have as an opinion or belief: [ + (that) clause ] I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her.

Idioms

feel bad feel free (to do something) feel good feel something in your bones feel like (doing) something feel your way

Phrasal verbs

feel someone/something out feel for someone feel like something feel like something feel up to something feelnoun [ U ] us /fil/

feel noun [U] (UNDERSTANDING)

(also feeling, us/ˈfi·lɪŋ/) an understanding or natural ability: Marcia has a good feel for this kind of work.

feel noun [U] (TOUCH)

the way that something feels: I love the feel of silk against my skin. (Definition of feel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

feel | Business English

feelverb [ I or T ] uk /fiːl/ us Add to word list Add to word list to experience something physical or emotional: Steve's not feeling well so he's not in the office today. We want our employees to feel good about coming to work. In some companies, workers feel pressure to work long hours. How would you feel about speaking at the conference? to have a particular opinion: feel (that) I feel that it's time to make some changes.feel certain (that) I feel certain I'm right.  feel free if someone tells you to feel free to do something, they mean that you can do it if you want to: feel free to do sth Feel free to email or call if you need more details.  feel the pinch to have problems with money because the things you need are too expensive or because your income has been reduced : As oil prices rise, manufacturers are starting to feel the pinch.  feel strongly about sth to have a strong opinion about something: The logo is not something we feel strongly about. feelnoun [ S ] uk /fiːl/ us the way that something feels: We want our restaurants to have a homely feel.  a feel for sth an understanding of something, especially one that you get by experiencing something rather than learning about it: We are putting people on the ground to ensure that we are the first to get a feel for what the consumer wants.  get the feel of sth to learn how to do something, usually a new activity: Once she got the feel of the business, she quickly established a reputation. (Definition of feel from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of feel

feel I feel sure that 'ordinary' was a public dinner, not as explained on p. 222. From the Cambridge English Corpus Although a second piano part has not survived, one feels again that a real opportunity to prompt further research has been lost. From the Cambridge English Corpus Would the language learner then feel that her language is missing something ? From the Cambridge English Corpus These things had such a feel about them. From the Cambridge English Corpus If a befriender feels that they are actually friends with the client, they may undertake caring tasks which are beyond the scheme's guidelines. From the Cambridge English Corpus For instance, people feeling lonely do not necessarily benefit from antidepressants or from people visiting them. From the Cambridge English Corpus If your child wanted to make him or herself feel better, what would you tell him or her to do? From the Cambridge English Corpus This does not prove causality, but suggests the possibility that those teachers with practical musical qualifications are more likely to feel confident to teach it. From the Cambridge English Corpus I think women who want desperately to compete ; they're going to really feel it. From the Cambridge English Corpus These differences included not feeling rushed, and the nurse practitioner listening, giving full explanations and being easy to talk to. From the Cambridge English Corpus I feel quite sad that the world media has decided to concentrate on many of the misuses. From the Cambridge English Corpus The power of critical thoughts was significantly related to wanting to escape from them, feeling trapped by them and wanting to fight them. From the Cambridge English Corpus However, local people feel somewhat defensive about qiangqin. From the Cambridge English Corpus I do feel there is a real need for a much closer follow-up. From the Cambridge English Corpus She notes that: it is remarkable that nurse practitioners still feel a resistance from staff nurses towards their role. From the Cambridge English Corpus See all examples of feel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of feel?

Translations of feel

in Chinese (Traditional) 經歷, 覺得, 感到… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 经历, 觉得, 感到… See more in Spanish sentir, experimentar, creer… See more in Portuguese sentir, experimentar, achar… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian वाटणे/अनुभवणे/जाणवणे - शारीरिक किंवा भावनिकदृष्ट्या अनुभव घेणे, एखाद्या गोष्टीबद्दल विशिष्ट मत किंवा दृष्टिकोन असणे, स्पर्श करणे… See more （感情）を感じる, （肉体的感覚で）～を感じる, ～と思う… See more hissetmek, hissini duymak, inanmak… See more sentir, ressentir, toucher… See more sentir-se, sentir, experimentar… See more voelen, gevoelen, zich voelen… See more உடல் அல்லது உணர்ச்சி ரீதியான ஒன்றை அனுபவிக்க, எதையாவது பற்றி அல்லது அணுகுமுறையைப் பற்றி ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட கருத்து இருக்க வேண்டும், ஏதோ ஒன்றைப் பற்றி கண்டுபிடிப்பதற்காக எதையாவது தொடுவதற்கு… See more (शारीरिक या मानसिक) अनुभव, आभास होना, (किसी चीज़ के विषय में एक) राय या नजरिया होना… See more શારીરિક કે ભાવનાત્મક અનુભૂતિ, કોઈ બાબતે ચોક્કસ અભિપ્રાય કે વલણ હોવું., અનુભવવું (કંઈકને સ્પર્શ કરીને)… See more føle, mærke, føle sig… See more känna, känna på, erfara… See more merasakan, merasa, berfikir… See more fühlen, befühlen, spüren… See more føle, kjenne, ta på… See more محسوس کرنا, خیال کرنا, چھوکر محسوس کرنا… See more відчувати, мацати, почувати себе… See more ఒక అభిప్రాయాన్ని కలిగి ఉండు, ఏదో ఒకదాని గురించి నిర్దిష్ట అభిప్రాయం లేదా వైఖరిని కలిగి ఉండటం, అనుభూతి/ దేనిగురించైనా కనుగొనడానికి దానిని తాకు… See more অনুভব করা, বোধ করা, কোনোকিছু সম্পর্কে বোঝার জন্যে স্পর্শ করা… See more (u)cítit, ohmatat, pocítit… See more merasakan, meraba, merasa… See more รู้สึกถึง, สัมผัส, เข้าสัมผัส… See more cảm thấy, sờ mó, có cảm giác… See more czuć (się), odczuwać, sądzić… See more (행복, 슬픔, 두려움 마음이) 들다… See more sentire, sentirsi, ritenere… See more Need a translator?

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• feel-good
• a feel of something
• feel certain
• feel, at feeling
• feel like something
• look and feel
• feel-good factor

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• feel for someone phrasal verb
• feel like something phrasal verb
• feel someone/something out phrasal verb
• feel up to something phrasal verb
• feel someone up phrasal verb
• feel someone up, at touch someone up phrasal verb

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• feel bad idiom
• feel free (to do something) idiom
• feel good idiom
• feel something in your bones idiom
• feel like (doing) something idiom
• feel your way idiom
• feel free idiom

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• English   
  • Verb 
    • feel (EXPERIENCE)
    • feel like something/doing something
    • feel the cold
    • not feel a thing
    • feel (OPINION)
    • feel (TOUCH)
  • Noun 
    • feel (TOUCH)
    • feel (CHARACTER)
    • feel (UNDERSTANDING)
    • a feel for something
    • get the feel of something
    • the feels
    • hit sb in the feels
• American   
  • Verb 
    • feel (EXPERIENCE)
    • feel (TOUCH)
    • feel (HAVE OPINION)
  • Noun 
    • feel (UNDERSTANDING)
    • feel (TOUCH)
• Business   
  • Verb 
    • feel
    • feel free
    • feel the pinch
    • feel strongly about sth
  • Noun 
    • feel
    • a feel for sth
    • get the feel of sth
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