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- [feel fawr]
- /fil fɔr/
- /fiːl fɔː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [feel fawr]
- /fil fɔr/
Definitions of feel for words
- verb with object feel for to perceive or examine by touch. 1
- verb with object feel for to have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell: to feel a toothache. 1
- verb with object feel for to find or pursue (one's way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves. 1
- verb with object feel for to be or become conscious of. 1
- verb with object feel for to be emotionally affected by: to feel one's disgrace keenly. 1
- verb with object feel for to experience the effects of: The whole region felt the storm. 1
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Origin of feel for
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English felen, Old English fēlan; cognate with Old Saxon fōlian, German fühlen; akin to Old Norse falma to grope. See fumble
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Parts of speech for Feel for
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
feel for popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
feel for usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for feel for
verb feel for
- ache — If you ache or a part of your body aches, you feel a steady, fairly strong pain.
- suffer — to undergo or feel pain or distress: The patient is still suffering.
- agonize — If you agonize over something, you feel very anxious about it and spend a long time thinking about it.
- pity — sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy: to feel pity for astarving child.
- sympathize — to be in sympathy or agreement of feeling; share in a feeling (often followed by with).
Antonyms for feel for
verb feel for
- turn away — move further from sth, sb
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- mistake — an error in action, calculation, opinion, or judgment caused by poor reasoning, carelessness, insufficient knowledge, etc.
- misinterpret — Interpret (something or someone) wrongly.
- punish — to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault: to punish a criminal.
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