feel

feel · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To perceive through the sense of touch.

  2. 2.

    To experience an emotion or sensation.

  3. 3.

    To have a physical sensation.

  4. 4.

    To believe or think.

  5. 5.

    To give a particular sensation when touched.

  6. 6.

    An act of touching something.

  7. 7.

    The impression given by something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    feel like — To want to do something; to seem similar to.
  • •
    feel for — To have sympathy for.
  • •
    feel free — Used to give permission.
  • •
    feel at home — To be comfortable.
  • •
    feel out of place — To feel uncomfortable in a situation.
  • •
    gut feeling — An instinctive reaction.

Related words

See also: feeling, felt, sense, touch
Synonyms: experience, perceive, sense, touch

Etymology

From Old English fēlan ("to feel, touch, perceive"), from Proto-Germanic fōlijaną.