verb · transitive · frequent

felt

felt · felts · felted · felting

filzen

To make into felt or a feltlike substanceTo make into felt or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.

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/ˈfɛlt/

» I can imagine how you felt.

Ich kann mir vorstellen, wie du dich gefühlt hast.

Ich kann mir vorstellen, wie ihr euch gefühlt habt.

Ich kann mir vorstellen, wie Sie sich gefühlt haben.

Могу представить, как ты себя чувствовал.

Могу представить, как Вы себя чувствовали.

Могу представить, что ты почувствовал.

Могу представить, что вы почувствовали.

Можу собі уявити, що ти відчував.

Можу собі уявити, що ти відчувала.

Можу собі уявити, що ви відчували.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To make into felt or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
filzen
mat together and make felt-like
(transitive)To cover with, or as if with, felt.
to felt the cylinder of a steam engine
cover with felt
(transitive)To cause (a player) to lose all their chips.
(Internet, broadly, transitive)To thoroughly defeat or humiliate (someone).

Examples

6211 sentences

I can imagine how you felt.
Можу собі уявити, що ти відчував. — deniko
ruМогу представить, как ты себя чувствовал. — sharptoothed
deIch kann mir vorstellen, wie du dich gefühlt hast. — Dirk80
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She felt someone touch her back.
Вона відчула, як хтось доторкнувся до її спини. — deniko
ruОна почувствовала, как кто-то дотронулся до её спины. — marafon
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I felt like I would die.
У мене було таке відчуття, що я зараз помру. — deniko
ruЯ чувствовал, будто умру. — corvard
deMir war, als ob ich sterben würde. — Manfredo
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Tom felt someone touch his arm.
Том відчув, як хтось доторкнувся до його руки. — deniko
ruТом почувствовал, как кто-то коснулся его руки. — marafon
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Tom felt the need to explain.
Том відчув потребу пояснити. — deniko
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Translations

4 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 1

make into felt:

Origin

From Middle English felt, from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (compare D

From Middle English felt, from Old English felt, from Proto-West Germanic *felt (compare Dutch vilt, German Filz, Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish filt, French feutre), from Proto-Indo-European *pilto, *pilso 'felt' (compare Latin pilleus (“felt”, adjective), Old Church Slavonic плъсть (plŭstĭ), Albanian plis, Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos)), from *pel- 'to beat'. More at anvil.

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Forms

felts, felting, felted, felted

Base form	felt · to felt
3rd person singular	felts
Present participle	felting
Past simple	felted
Past participle	felted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	felt
he, she, it	felts

Past simpleLesson

all persons

felted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have felted
he, she, it	has felted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will felt

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

change texture so as to become matted and felt-like:felt up mat up matt-up matte up matte mat

Word family

1 related words

Derivedrefelt

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

felt like
felt a little
felt a bit
felt sorry for
felt the same
felt like a
felt better better
felt compelled to
never felt
felt that way
felt kind of
never felt so