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| feel [ feel ] |
verb (past and past participle felt [ felt ], present participle feel·ing, 3rd person present singular feels) |
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1. intransitive verb seem to yourself: to seem to yourself to be in a particular physical or emotional state
  Don't feel sad.
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2. intransitive verb cause particular sensation: to cause a particular physical or emotional sensation
The water feels cold.
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3. transitive verb experience something: to experience an emotion or physical sensation
felt no regret
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4. transitive verb have sensation in body part: to have physical sensation in a part of the body
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5. transitive verb be affected by something: to be deeply affected emotionally by something painful
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6. transitive verb touch something: to perceive something using the sense of touch
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7. transitive verb examine something: to test or examine something by touching it
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8. transitive verb advance hesitantly: to make your way forward slowly, guided by the sense of touch, or tentatively, because what is ahead is hard to see or uncertain
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9. intransitive verb use touch in searching: to use the sense of touch to try to find something
feel around for my keys
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10. transitive verb think something is true: to be convinced about something by instinct or intuition rather than concrete evidence
I feel you're lying to me.
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11. transitive verb be aware of something: to be instinctively aware of something, usually an emotion, that is not visible or apparent
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12. transitive verb believe something: to have the opinion or belief that something is the case
She felt she could no longer carry on.
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noun (plural feels) |
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1. act of touching: an act of touching something
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2. impression gained from touch: an impression of something gained through touching or being touched by it
the feel of wool against the skin
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3. sense of touch: the sensation felt on touching something
hot to the feel
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4. impression sensed from something: an impression, appearance, effect, or atmosphere sensed from something
a hotel with a more traditional feel
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5. instinct for something: an instinctive understanding of, or talent for, something
He has a feel for these things.
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6. grope: a sexual touch, usually uninvited
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informal
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| [ Old English fēlan< Indo-European] |
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feel like
1. to have an inclination or desire for something
I don't feel like eating at present.
2. to have or acknowledge a physical or emotional condition that is considered comparable to something else
They made me feel like a criminal.
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