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Detailed Synonyms for feel in English

feel:

to feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)

  1. to feel
    to see; to feel; to perceive; to notice; to sense; to observe
    • see verb (sees, saw, seeing)
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
    • perceive verb (perceives, perceived, perceiving)
    • notice verb (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • sense verb (senses, sensed, sensing)
    • observe verb (observes, observed, observing)
  2. to feel
    to experience; to encounter; to feel
    • experience verb (experiences, experienced, experiencing)
    • encounter verb (encounters, encountered, encountering)
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
  3. to feel
    to feel
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
  4. to feel
    to conceive; to imagine; to sympathize; feel empathy for; to be in sympathy with; to intend; to think; to feel; to sympathise
  5. to feel
    – grope or feel in search of something 1
    to feel
    – grope or feel in search of something 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • He felt for his wallet1
    to grope
    – feel about uncertainly or blindly 1
    • grope verb (gropes, groped, groping)
      • She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom1
    to touch
    – make physical contact with, come in contact with 1
    • touch verb (touches, touched, touching)
      • She never touched her husband1
  6. to feel
    – grope or feel in search of something 1
    to feel
    – grope or feel in search of something 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • He felt for his wallet1
  7. to feel
    – be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state 1
    to feel
    – be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • My cold is gone--I feel fine today1
      • She felt tired after the long hike1
      • She felt sad after her loss1
  8. to feel
    – have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude 1
    to feel
    – have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • She felt small and insignificant1
      • You make me feel naked1
      • I made the students feel different about themselves1
  9. to feel
    – come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds 1
    to find; to feel
    – come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds 1
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • I find him to be obnoxious1
      • I found the movie rather entertaining1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • I feel that he doesn't like me1
  10. to feel
    – examine by touch 1
    to feel; to finger
    – examine by touch 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
    • finger verb (fingers, fingered, fingering)
      • The customer fingered the sweater1
  11. to feel
    – pass one's hands over the sexual organs of 1
    to feel
    – pass one's hands over the sexual organs of 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • He felt the girl in the movie theater1
  12. to feel
    – examine (a body part) by palpation 1
    to feel; palpate
    – examine (a body part) by palpation 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • The runner felt her pulse1
    • palpate verb
      • The nurse palpated the patient's stomach1
  13. to feel
    – undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind 1
    to experience; to feel
    – undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind 1
    • experience verb (experiences, experienced, experiencing)
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • She felt resentful1
      • He felt regret1
  14. to feel
    – perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles 1
    to sense; to feel
    – perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles 1
    • sense verb (senses, sensed, sensing)
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • He felt the wind1
      • She felt an object brushing her arm1
      • He felt his flesh crawl1
      • She felt the heat when she got out of the car1
  15. to feel
    – undergo passive experience of: 1
    to feel
    – undergo passive experience of: 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • We felt the effects of inflation1
      • her fingers felt their way through the string quartet1
      • she felt his contempt of her1
  16. to feel
    – produce a certain impression 1
    to feel
    – produce a certain impression 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • It feels nice to be home again1
  17. to feel
    – find by testing or cautious exploration 1
    to feel
    – find by testing or cautious exploration 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • He felt his way around the dark room1
  18. to feel
    – be felt or perceived in a certain way 1
    to feel
    – be felt or perceived in a certain way 1
    • feel verb (feels, felt, feeling)
      • The ground feels shaky1
      • The sheets feel soft1

Conjugations for feel:

present
  1. feel
  2. feel
  3. feels
  4. feel
  5. feel
  6. feel
simple past
  1. felt
  2. felt
  3. felt
  4. felt
  5. felt
  6. felt
present perfect
  1. have felt
  2. have felt
  3. has felt
  4. have felt
  5. have felt
  6. have felt
past continuous
  1. was feeling
  2. were feeling
  3. was feeling
  4. were feeling
  5. were feeling
  6. were feeling
future
  1. shall feel
  2. will feel
  3. will feel
  4. shall feel
  5. will feel
  6. will feel
continuous present
  1. am feeling
  2. are feeling
  3. is feeling
  4. are feeling
  5. are feeling
  6. are feeling
subjunctive
  1. be felt
  2. be felt
  3. be felt
  4. be felt
  5. be felt
  6. be felt
diverse
  1. feel!
  2. let's feel!
  3. felt
  4. feeling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

feel

  1. feel

feel [the ~] noun

  1. the feel
    – manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure 1
    the feel
    – manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure 1
    • feel [the ~] noun
      • the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel1
  2. the feel
    – a property perceived by touch 1
    the feel; the tactile property
    – a property perceived by touch 1
  3. the feel
    – an intuitive awareness 1
    the feel
    – an intuitive awareness 1
    • feel [the ~] noun
      • he has a feel for animals1
      • it's easy when you get the feel of it1
  4. the feel
    – the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people 1
    the look; the spirit; the feel; the tone; the smell; the feeling; the flavour; the flavor
    – the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people 1
    • look [the ~] noun
    • spirit [the ~] noun
    • feel [the ~] noun
      • the feel of the city excited him1
    • tone [the ~] noun
      • a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting1
    • smell [the ~] noun
      • it had the smell of treason1
    • feeling [the ~] noun
    • flavour [the ~] noun, British
    • flavor [the ~] noun, American

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Related Definitions for "feel":

  1. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure1
    • the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel1
  2. a property perceived by touch1
  3. an intuitive awareness1
    • he has a feel for animals1
    • it's easy when you get the feel of it1
  4. the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people1
    • the feel of the city excited him1
  5. be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state1
    • My cold is gone--I feel fine today1
    • She felt tired after the long hike1
    • She felt sad after her loss1
  6. have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude1
    • She felt small and insignificant1
    • You make me feel naked1
    • I made the students feel different about themselves1
  7. come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds1
    • I feel that he doesn't like me1
  8. examine by touch1
  9. pass one's hands over the sexual organs of1
    • He felt the girl in the movie theater1
  10. examine (a body part) by palpation1
    • The runner felt her pulse1
  11. undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind1
    • She felt resentful1
    • He felt regret1
  12. perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles1
    • He felt the wind1
    • She felt an object brushing her arm1
    • He felt his flesh crawl1
    • She felt the heat when she got out of the car1
  13. undergo passive experience of:1
    • We felt the effects of inflation1
    • her fingers felt their way through the string quartet1
    • she felt his contempt of her1
  14. grope or feel in search of something1
    • He felt for his wallet1
  15. produce a certain impression1
    • It feels nice to be home again1
  16. find by testing or cautious exploration1
    • He felt his way around the dark room1
  17. be felt or perceived in a certain way1
    • The ground feels shaky1
    • The sheets feel soft1

Related Synonyms for feel