feel up to

F f

Definitions of feel up to words

verb with object feel up to to perceive or examine by touch. 1
verb with object feel up to to have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell: to feel a toothache. 1
verb with object feel up to to find or pursue (one's way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves. 1
verb with object feel up to to be or become conscious of. 1
verb with object feel up to to be emotionally affected by: to feel one's disgrace keenly. 1
verb with object feel up to to experience the effects of: The whole region felt the storm. 1

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

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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".

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer