feel for
To experience sympathy for, to sympathise withTo experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
» I don't feel sorry for Tom.
Ich habe kein Mitleid mit Tom.
Мне не жаль Тома.
Мне не жалко Тома.
Мені не шкода Тома.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
I feel for him: he’s lost two family members in two months.
mitfühlen
сочувствоватьsočuvstvovatʹ
(idiomatic)To search for something by touching (as with one’s hand in a bag).
He felt for his purse.
- share the suffering of
Examples
364 sentencesI don't feel sorry for Tom.
Мені не шкода Тома.
ruМне не жаль Тома.
deIch habe kein Mitleid mit Tom.
I feel very sorry for your sister.
Мені дуже шкода твою сестру.
ruМне очень жаль твою сестру.
I really do feel sorry for Tom.
Мені й насправді шкода Тома.
ruМне правда очень жаль Тома.
How can you feel sorry for someone like that?
Як ти можеш відчувати жалість до когось такого?
I almost feel sorry for you.
Мені тебе майже шкода.
ruМне вас почти жаль.
deDu tust mir fast leid.
Translations
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Forms
feels for, feeling for, felt for, felt forPhrasal verbs
4 phrasal verbs- feel outперевірити, перевірятиTo attempt to ascertain a person's point of view, or the nature of a situation, by cautious and subtle means.
- feel forжаліти, шкодуватиTo experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.
- feel aroundловити рибу, рибалитиTo grope; to explore an area with one's hands, usually in search of something.
- feel upTo grope someone, especially someone's breasts, in a sexual manner.
Synonyms
4 synonyms- share the suffering of:pitycompassionatecondole withsympathize with
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb