feel

Verb

1. (copulative, transitive) To use or experience the sense of touch.
2. (transitive) To use or experience the sense of touch.
3. (intransitive) To use or experience the sense of touch.
4. (intransitive) To use or experience the sense of touch.
5. (transitive) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
6. (transitive) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
7. (copulative, intransitive) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
8. (intransitive) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
9. (transitive) To be or become aware of.
10. (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
11. (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
12. (US, slang, transitive) To understand.

Noun

1. (archaic) The sense of touch.
2. A perception experienced mainly or solely through the sense of touch.
3. A vague mental impression.
4. An act of fondling.
5. A vague understanding.
6. An intuitive ability.
7. (US, slang) A feeling; an emotion.

Pron

Alternative form of fele.

Adj

Alternative form of fele.

Adv

Alternative form of fele.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fiːl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: felen

Inherited from Old English: fēlan

In summary

From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan.

Synonyms

touch

sense

experience

perceive

grope

feeling

finger

think

🤔

hear

sensation

smell

👃

palpate

know

texture

handle

understand

stroke

taste

seem

realize

fondle

undergo

see

👀

notice

suffer

consider

find

🔍

weave

believe

grain

fumble

deem

recognize

flavour

reek

tactile property

caress

look

impression

grope for

detect

sense of touch

sound

🔉

rub

scent

flavor

spirit

atmosphere

catch

feel out

Translations

fühlen

sentir

👃

sentir

sentire

voelen

palpar

sentir

empfinden

spüren

αισθάνομαι

ressentir

palpare

sentir

tasten

éprouver

Sentences

How does it feel ?

Such a person may feel a constant need to " save " others .

I feel a little sheepish now .

That's why I feel that I deserve a part of what you find .

He has done so much ghostwriting that he starts to feel like a ghost , too .

I can not help but feel that this topic is hopelessly outdated .