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feel

გამოთქმა: /fiːl/

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Universal
  • 1an act of touching something to examine it.
  • [mass noun] the sense of touch:he worked by feel rather than using his eyes
  • 2a sensation given by an object or material when touched:nylon cloth with a cotton feel
  • the impression given by something:a cafe with a cosmopolitan feel

ზმნა

Universal
  • 1be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched:she felt someone touch her shoulder you can feel the soft grass beneath your feet
  • be aware of (something happening) through physical sensation:she felt the ground give way beneath her
  • examine or search by touch:he touched her head and felt her hair [no object]:he felt around for the matches
  • [no object] be capable of sensation:the dead cannot feel
  • [no object, with complement] give a sensation of a particular physical quality when touched:the wool feels soft
  • (feel something out) informal investigate something cautiously:they want to feel out the situation
  • (feel someone up) informal fondle someone surreptitiously and without their consent, for one’s own sexual stimulation.
  • 2experience (an emotion or sensation):I felt a sense of excitement [no object, with complement]:she started to feel really sick it felt odd to be alone again [no object]:we feel very strongly about freedom of expression
  • [no object, with complement] consider oneself to be in a particular state or exhibiting particular qualities:he doesn’t feel obliged to visit every weekend she felt such a fool
  • [no object] (feel up to) have the strength and energy to do or deal with:after the accident she didn’t feel up to driving
  • [usually with negative] (feel oneself) be healthy and well:Ruth was not quite feeling herself
  • be strongly affected by:he didn’t feel the loss of his mother so keenly investors who have felt the effects of the recession
  • [no object] (feel for) have compassion for:poor woman—I do feel for her
  • 3 [with clause] have a belief or impression, especially without an identifiable reason:she felt that the woman positively disliked her
  • hold an opinion:I felt I could make a useful contribution

feel one's age

become aware that one is growing older and less energetic.

feel free (to do something)

have no hesitation or shyness (often used as an invitation or for reassurance):feel free to say what you like

feel like (doing) something

be inclined to have or do:I feel like celebrating

feel one's oats

see oat.

feel the pinch

see pinch.

feel the pulse of

see pulse1.

feel small

see small.

feel one's way

find one’s way by touch rather than sight:he felt his way back to the stairs
proceed cautiously, especially in a situation that is unfamiliar:she was new in the job, still feeling her way

get a (or the) feel for (or of)

become accustomed to:you can explore to get a feel of the place

have a feel for

have a sensitive appreciation or an intuitive understanding of:you have to have a feel for animals

make oneself (or one's presence) felt

have a noticeable effect or influence:the economic crisis began to make itself felt

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