feel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.2.1 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 1.5 Anagrams 2 Seri 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English fēlan

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /fiːl/, SAMPA: /fi:l/
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  Rhymes: -iːl

[edit] Verb

to feel (third-person singular simple present feels, present participle feeling, simple past and past participle felt)

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

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

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

   I can feel the sadness in his poems.

3. (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.

4. (transitive) To be or become aware of.
5. (transitive) To experience the consequences of.

   Feel my wrath!

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

   I feel that we need to try harder.

7. (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
8. (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.

   He felt for the light switch in the dark.

9. (intransitive) To experience and emotion or other mental state.

   He obviously feels strongly about it.

10. (copulative) To seem.

    It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.

11. (intransitive) To sympathise.

    I feel for you and your plight

[edit] Usage notes

• I feel bad. means either I seem to myself to be sick. or I am full of regret.
• I feel badly. means I have trouble experiencing emotions. or I am not able to use the sense of touch well.

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[edit] Noun

feel (plural feels)

1. A quality of an object experienced by touch.

   Bark has a rough feel.

2. A vague mental impression.

   You should get a feel of the area before moving in.

3. An act of fondling.

   She gave me a quick feel to show that she loves me.

4. A vague understanding

   I'm getting a feel for what you mean.

5. An intuitive ability

   She has a feel for music.

[edit] Derived terms

• cop a feel
• get a feel for
• mouthfeel

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eefl
• fele
• flee

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[edit] Seri

[edit] Noun

feel (plural feeloj)

1. mallard, Anas platyrhyncus