to feel
- verb
- /fiːl/
- He could feel the warmth of the sun on his skin.
- feel comfortable
- make you feel
- feel confident
And she helps little children feel seen and important.
- And she helps little children feel seen and important.
- When you don't feel heard, you're going to feel misunderstood.
- And that will feel a bit weird for a while.
- You feel bad, you are invalidated, you feel anxious and less than.
- And he just said it used to make him feel so, so sad.
Examples
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And she helps little children feel seen and important.
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Because it's making you feel broken right now, isn't it?
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And he just said it used to make him feel so, so sad.
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And yeah, it just feels very quiet and nice.
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And that will feel a bit weird for a while.
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I feel like we said that last summer.
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Here in the United States, we feel good because we have food and jobs.
Academic text (2017) -
I know how they feel.
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Without open communication, students with and without disabilities may feel excluded from a particular activity.
Academic text (2015) -
The way I was parented made me feel safe and seen.
Synonyms
To feel something while it happens to you
To notice something by feeling or by using a tool
To notice something with your senses, especially sight or hearing
Idioms
- Informal
To have a strong burning feeling in the muscles during hard exercise
To understand and share someone's sadness when they are having a hard time
- Informal
A sudden sense that people are talking about you, often when your name is said
- Offensive
To feel very ashamed and jealous because your partner cheated on you
- Informal
To feel very proud and admired, like a famous singer after a great show
- Offensive
To feel very ashamed and worthless after doing something embarrassing
Phrasal Verbs
Have strong worry and tension when under a lot of pressure from work or exams
Compounds
How Intense
Surface Forms
Etymology
Feel comes from an old German word meaning 'to touch' and is related to the modern German fühlen and Dutch voelen. So it first meant sensing by touch and later came to mean 'to experience' a physical state or emotion, which is why we say we 'feel' happy or tired.