feel
IPA: fˈiɫ
noun
- (archaic) The sense of touch.
- A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
- A vague mental impression.
- An act of fondling.
- A vague understanding.
- An intuitive ability.
- (chiefly US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.
verb
- (heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
- (transitive, copulative) To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- (transitive) To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- (heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience an emotion or other mental state.
- (intransitive) To sympathise; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
adjective
- (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of fele [(dialectal or obsolete) Much; many.]
adverb
- (dialectal or obsolete) Alternative form of fele [(dialectal or obsolete) Greatly, much, very]
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Examples of "feel" in Sentences
- I feel thankful for your praise of my conduct; all is going on well, but it would be needless to attempt to deny that I _feel_ the _change_, and
- As a doctor, with his finger against a pulse, is able to feel the heart rate, when I am up there speaking, I can _feel_ the reaction to what I am saying.
- I'm sorry you feel shitty, and I'm sure that the warmth of strangers is no help at all, but as a reader I * feel* like I know you, and consequently care about you.
- You will love the charm and rustic feel of this 2 family town house style with a single family \ "feel\". on almost 2 acres of land. 3 outbuildings including Large horse barn and sheds.
- (as you wish to be chained), chain you, rivet you -- do you feel how the little fine chain twists round and round you? do you hear the stroke of the riveting? and you may _feel that_ too.
- Sisters in Christ I feel an interest in _you_, and often has the secret prayer arisen on your behalf, Lord "open thou their eyes that they may see wondrous things out of thy Law" -- It is then, because I _do feel_ and _do pray_ for you, that
- And while we believe that such efforts are praiseworthy for the reason that many persons must be first convinced in that way, still we feel that one must really _feel_ the truth of the doctrine from something within his own consciousness, before he will really _believe_ it to be truth.
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