Meaning of feel In English

• 0 to experience something physical or emotional:

  • "How are you feeling?" "Not too bad, but I've still got a slight headache."

  • How would you feel about moving to a different city?

  • He's still feeling a little weak after his operation.

  • My eyes feel really sore.

  • I never feel safe when Richard is driving.

  • Never in her life had she felt so happy.

  • My suitcase began to feel really heavy after a while.

  • I felt like (= thought that I was) a complete idiot/such a fool.

  • She felt his hot breath on her neck.

  • [ + obj + -ing verb ] I could feel the sweat trickling down my back.

  • By midday, we were really feeling (= suffering from) the heat.

  • I feel like (going for) a swim.

  • I feel like (having) a nice cool glass of lemonade.

  • "Are you coming to aerobics?" "No, I don't feel like it today."

  • He was so rude I felt like slapping his face.

  • As you get older, you tend to feel the cold more.

  • "Did it hurt?" "Not at all - I didn't feel a thing."

• 1 to have a particular opinion about or attitude towards something:

  • [ + (that) ] I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her.

  • [ (+ to be) + adj ] He had always felt himself (to be) inferior to his brothers.

  • Do you feel very strongly (= have strong opinions) about this?

  • I feel certain I'm right.

• 2 to touch something in order to discover something about it:

  • [ + question word ] Just feel how cold my hands are!

  • He gently felt the softness of the baby's cheek.

  • I was feeling (around) (= searching with my hand) in my bag for the keys.

• 3 the way that something feels:

  • She loved the feel of silk against her skin.

  • Is that shirt silk? Ooh, let me have a feel!

• 4 the character of a place or situation:

  • I like the decoration - it's got a Spanish feel to it.

  • There was a feel of mystery about the place.

  • We were there for such a short time, we didn't really get the feel of (= get to know) the place.

• 5 a natural understanding or ability, especially in a subject or activity:

  • She has a real feel for language.

  • I tried learning the piano, but I never had much of a feel for it.

  • Once you get the feel of it, using a mouse is easy.

• 6 to experience or be aware of something emotional or physical:

  • [ L ] "How are you feeling?" "Oh, I don’t feel very good."

  • [ L ] She said she didn’t want anyone to feel sorry for her.

  • [ L ] I feel comfortable with you, Nick.

  • [ L ] He felt compelled to report the incident.

  • [ T ] When the anesthesia wore off, I felt a lot of pain.

• 7 to touch, esp. with the fingers, in order to examine something:

  • [ T ] Feel the softness of the baby’s skin.

  • [ I ] She felt around (= searched with her hands) for the light switch.

• 8 to have as an opinion or belief:

  • [ + (that) clause ] I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her.

• 9 an understanding or natural ability:

  • Marcia has a good feel for this kind of work.

• 10 the way that something feels:

  • I love the feel of silk against my skin.

• 11 to experience something physical or emotional:

  • Steve's not feeling well so he's not in the office today.

  • We want our employees to feel good about coming to work.

  • In some companies, workers feel pressure to work long hours.

  • How would you feel about speaking at the conference?

• 12 to have a particular opinion:

  • feel (that) I feel that it's time to make some changes.

  • feel certain (that) I feel certain I'm right.

• 13 if someone tells you to feel free to do something, they mean that you can do it if you want to:

  • feel free to do sth Feel free to email or call if you need more details.

• 14 to have problems with money because the things you need are too expensive or because your income has been reduced :

  • As oil prices rise, manufacturers are starting to feel the pinch.

• 15 to have a strong opinion about something:

  • The logo is not something we feel strongly about.

• 16 the way that something feels:

  • We want our restaurants to have a homely feel.

• 17 an understanding of something, especially one that you get by experiencing something rather than learning about it:

  • We are putting people on the ground to ensure that we are the first to get a feel for what the consumer wants.

• 18 to learn how to do something, usually a new activity:

  • Once she got the feel of the business, she quickly established a reputation.