Meaning

12 senses
  1. To use or experience the sense of touch.

    (copulative, transitive)To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.

    You can feel a heartbeat if you put your fingers on your breast.

    I felt cold and miserable all night.

  2. (transitive)To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.

    I felt my way through the darkened room.

    I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.

    find by testing or cautious exploration

  3. (intransitive)To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.

  4. (intransitive)To search by sense of touch.

    He felt (about) for the light switch in the dark.

    nach etw. tasten

    щу́патьščúpatʹ, ощу́пыватьoščúpyvatʹ, нащу́пыватьnaščúpyvatʹ

    examine by touch

  5. To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.

    (transitive)To experience an emotion or other mental state about.

    I can feel the sadness in his poems.

    spüren

    чу́вствоватьčúvstvovatʹ, почу́вствоватьpočúvstvovatʹ, ощуща́тьoščuščátʹ

    відчува́тиvidčuváty, відчу́тиvidčúty, почува́тиpočuváty

    be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state

  6. (transitive)To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.

    I feel that we need to try harder.

    We felt it (to be) our duty to call the police.

    denken, das Gefühl haben

    чу́вствоватьčúvstvovatʹ, полага́тьpolagátʹ, ду́матьdúmatʹ

  7. (copulative, intransitive)To experience an emotion or other mental state.

    He obviously feels strongly about it.

    She felt even more upset when she heard the details.

    sich fühlen

    чу́вствоватьčúvstvovatʹ, ощуща́тьoščuščátʹ

  8. (intransitive)To sympathize; to have the sensibilities moved or affected.

    I feel for you and your plight.

    jmdn./etw. gut verstehen können

    сочу́вствоватьsočúvstvovatʹ

  9. (transitive)To be or become aware of.

  10. (transitive)To experience the consequences of.

    Feel my wrath!

    undergo passive experience of

  11. (copulative)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.

    sich anfühlen

  12. (US, slang, transitive)To understand.

    I don't want you back here, ya feel me?

Examples

9372 sentences
  1. You make me feel so guilty.

    З-за тебе я почуваюся таким винним.

    ruИз-за тебя я чувствую себя таким виноватым.

    deDu erzeugst in mir solche Schuldgefühle.

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  2. I don't feel like going out.

    В мене немає настрою йти гуляти.

    ruМне неохота никуда выходить.

    deIch habe keine Lust auszugehen.

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  3. I feel like eating something sweet.

    Мені хочеться з'їсти чогось солодкого.

    ruХочется съесть чего-нибудь сладенького.

    deIch würde gerne was Süßes essen.

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  4. I feel that something is wrong.

    У мене таке відчуття, що щось не так.

    ruЯ чувствую, что что-то не то.

    deIch spüre, dass etwas nicht stimmt.

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  5. Do you feel like going swimming?

    Хочеш піти поплавати?

    deHast du Lust, schwimmen zu gehen?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
transitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state about:
Русский
By meaning 5
transitive: to sense by touch:
intransitive: to search by touching:
transitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state about:
transitive: to think or believe:
intransitive: to sympathise:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
transitive: to sense by touch:
intransitive: to search by touching:
transitive: to think or believe:
intransitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state:
intransitive: to sympathise:
copulative: to seem:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

feels, feeling, felt, felt
Base formfeel · to feel
3rd person singularfeels
Present participlefeeling
Past simplefelt
Past participlefelt

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyfeel
he, she, itfeels

Past simpleLesson

all personsfelt

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave felt
he, she, ithas felt

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill feel

Phrasal verbs

4 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • examine by touch:finger
  • undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind:experience
  • perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles:sense
  • come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds:find

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

32 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • feel like
  • feel better better
  • feel like doing
  • feel the same
  • didn't feel like
  • feel sorry for
  • feel a little
  • feel like going
  • feel free to
  • feel better
  • really feel like
  • feel like eating

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
feel — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto