Feel Meaning
/fiːl/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo use or experience the sense of touch.
verbTo use or experience the sense of touch., To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
Sentence Examples
For some reason I feel more alive at night.
Stop it! You're making her feel uncomfortable!
You can tell it's silk by the feel.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After walking barefoot on the hot sand, I could ____ the burning heat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You can ____ the texture of the fabric to see if it is soft enough for the newborn baby's sensitive skin.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan Old English fēlan Middle English felen English feel From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan. Cognate with Dutch voelen and German fühlen.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Teach me to feel another's VVoe; / To hide the Fault I ſee; / That Mercy I to others ſhovv, / That Mercy ſhow to me."
— 1738, [Alexander Pope], “Stanza X”, in The Universal Prayer. […], London [actually Edinburgh]: […] [Thomas Ruddiman] for R[obert] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 6:
"Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not tell what this prisoner might do."
— 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
"British journalists shun complete respectability, feeling a duty to be ready to savage the mighty, or rummage through their bins. Elsewhere in Europe, government contracts and subsidies ensure that press barons will only defy the mighty so far."
— 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
"They promised me eternal happiness; And brought me garlands, Griffith, which I feel I am not worthy yet to wear."
— 1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ii]:
"When Timothy and Julia hurried up the staircase to the bedroom floor, where a considerable commotion was taking place, Tim took Barry Leach with him. He had him gripped firmly by the arm, since he felt it was not safe to let him loose, and he had no immediate idea what to do with him."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter XIX, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After walking barefoot on the hot sand, I could ____ the burning heat.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
You can ____ the texture of the fabric to see if it is soft enough for the newborn baby's sensitive skin.