to feel
- verb
- /fiːl/
- Although I have no proof, I feel you are telling the truth.
- feel confident
- feel that
- feel strongly that
You can't take six months and not feel that it is.
- You can't take six months and not feel that it is.
- Emotion is you just doing what feels good, what feels right.
- But at some point you feel like you messed up.
- But this book was just I felt like a first draft.
- But that's that doesn't feel like a scary thing.
- Those I would say, I feel very strongly about.
- I mean, my whole life I feel like has been a risk.
- And this car to me feels a lot like a car.
Examples
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Would you feel better if I went out and talked to them?
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You know, I do feel you can change.
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You get to choose how you feel about everything.
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I know a lot of people feel that way, we just do.
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I still feel that we ought to go back with the soldiers.
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How do you feel about the progress they're making here?
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The parents in this study revealed they do not feel actively engaged in the placement process.
Academic text (2015) -
Interdisciplinary teaching also allows teachers to feel more connected with the school, therefore increasing retention rates.
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I feel that this project will bring us many opportunities.
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Many people feel hopeful about the future after the recent changes.
Synonyms
To have an opinion or guess about something
Accept that something is true or trust a person
To think someone or something is a certain way from experience
Antonyms
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 Certain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Feel comes from an old German word meaning 'to touch', like the German fühlen. That idea of 'sensing' by touch was used for inner senses too, so to 'feel' something can mean to have a strong inner sense or belief about it.