feel
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[edit] Etymology 1
From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan (“to feel, perceive, touch”), from Proto-Germanic *fōlijanan (“to taste, feel”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelem-, *pal- (“to swing, shake”). Cognate with Scots fele (“to feel”), West Frisian fiele (“to sense, feel”), Dutch voelen (“to feel”), Low German fölen (“to feel”), German fühlen (“to feel”), Danish føle (“to feel”), Latin palpō (“touch, feel, caress, pat”), Ancient Greek πάλλω (pállō, “swing, shake, shake loose”).
[edit] Verb
feel (third-person singular simple present feels, present participle feeling, simple past and past participle felt)
- (transitive, copulative) 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.
- I felt downright hot and miserable evening at night.
- (transitive) To experience an emotion or other mental state about.
- I can feel the sadness in his poems.
- (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.
- (transitive) To be or become aware of.
- (transitive) To experience the consequences of.
- Feel my wrath!
- (transitive) To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
- I feel that we need to try harder.
- (intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
- (intransitive) To search by sense of touch.
- He felt for the light switch in the dark.
- (intransitive, copulative) To experience and emotion or other mental state.
- He obviously feels strongly about it.
- She felt even more upset when she heard the details.
- (copulative) To seem (through touch or otherwise).
- It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.
- This is supposed to be a party, but it feels more like a funeral!
- (intransitive) To sympathise.
- I feel for you and your plight.
- (transitive, US, slang) To understand.
- I don't want you back here, ya feel me?
[edit] Usage notes
- Most prescriptive grammarians prefer "I feel bad" to "I feel badly", but "I feel badly" is widely used in US English.
- Badly is sometimes used after feel in its copulative sense where one might expect an adjective, ie, bad.
- Some users use badly when referring to an emotional state, and bad when referring to a more physical or medical state.
- Adjectives to which "feel" is often applied as a copula: free, cold, cool, warm, hot, young, old, good, great, fine, happy, glad, satisfied, excited, bad, depressed, unhappy, sad, blue, sorry, smart, stupid, loved, appreciated, accepted, rejected, lonely, isolated, insulted, offended, slighted, cheated, shy, refreshed, tired, exhausted, calm, relaxed, angry, annoyed, frustrated, anxious, worried, jealous, proud, confident, safe, grateful, uncomfortable, unsafe, insecure, desperate, guilty, ashamed, disappointed, dirty, odd, strange, ill, sick.
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Terms derived from feel (verb)
[edit] Translations
transitive: to sense by touch
transitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state about
transitive: to think or believe
intransitive: to experience an emotion or other mental state
intransitive: to sympathise
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[edit] Noun
feel (plural feels)
- A quality of an object experienced by touch.
- Bark has a rough feel.
- A vague mental impression.
- You should get a feel of the area before moving in.
- An act of fondling.
- She gave me a quick feel to show that she loves me.
- A vague understanding
- I'm getting a feel for what you mean.
- An intuitive ability
- She has a feel for music.
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[edit] Etymology 2
From Middle English feele, fele, feole, from Old English fela, feala, feolo (“much, many”), from Proto-Germanic *felu (“very, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélu- (“many”). Cognate with Scots fele (“much, many, great”), Dutch veel (“much, many”), German viel (“much, many”), Latin plūs (“more”), Ancient Greek πολύς (polýs, “many”). Related to full.
[edit] Pronoun
feel
- Alternative form of fele.
[edit] Adjective
feel (not comparable)
- Alternative form of fele.
[edit] Adverb
feel (not comparable)
- Alternative form of fele.
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[edit] Noun
feel (plural feeloj)
- mallard, Anas platyrhyncus
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