{
    "term": "feel",
    "partOfSpeech": "verblinking verblinking verblinking verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "feel",
            "heSheIt": "feels"
        },
        "pastSimple": "felt",
        "pastParticiple": "felt",
        "ingForm": "feeling"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to experience a particular feeling or emotion",
            "sensetop": "+ adj.+ adv./prep.feel somethingfeel like somethingfeel as if/though…feel + noun",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The bus ride made me **feel sick**.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you **feeling comfortable**?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sounded more confident than she felt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was **feeling guilty**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You'll **feel better** after a good night's sleep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **feel sorry** for him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **feel bad** about leaving you like this."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt betrayed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How are you feeling today?",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I know exactly how you feel *(= I feel sympathy for you)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all **felt the same way**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Luckily I was feeling in a good mood."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **felt the need** to explain.",
                    "contextForm": "feel something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt a sense of relief."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt like a complete idiot.",
                    "contextForm": "feel like something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She made me feel like a child by doing everything for me."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel as if nobody cares.",
                    "contextForm": "feel as if/though…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt as though she was going to cry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **feel an idiot/a fool**",
                    "contextForm": "feel + noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel great this morning."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Mum! I feel sick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The heat made him feel faint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sounded happy, but I don't think he felt it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I really felt bad about what I had done."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt uncomfortable about asking him for help."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suddenly felt inspired."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He'd never felt really content in his job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I just want her to feel safe."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How do you feel: happy, relieved, surprised?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It made me feel so proud to see him standing up there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you feel tired all the time?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've never felt this way before."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel a lot of sympathy for them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She didn't feel the pain so much as the shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He seemed to feel no remorse at all."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He feels a strong connection with her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt shame at not having helped her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt nothing when she saw him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Are you disappointed? I feel that way too."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel like such a failure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They felt like outsiders."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't like feeling like a tourist when I travel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel like I'm going to be sick."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We never felt like we were rich."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I always felt as though I had to try harder than other people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They feel as if nobody listens to them."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel as if I've eaten too many sweets."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "strongly", "really"],
                "preposition": ["about", "for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to notice or be aware of something because it is touching you or having a physical effect on you",
            "sensetop": "feel somethingfeel somebody/something/yourself doing somethingfeel somebody/something/yourself do something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I could feel the warm sun on my back.",
                    "contextForm": "feel something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **felt** a sharp **pain** in her hand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could not feel her legs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can’t feel his pulse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt a hand on his shoulder."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You may **feel** a slight **pressure** in your chest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt a hand touching his shoulder.",
                    "contextForm": "feel somebody/something/yourself doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She could feel herself blushing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt the sweat running down his face."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt something crawl up my arm.",
                    "contextForm": "feel somebody/something/yourself do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We felt the ground give way under our feet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "As soon as you get off the plane you feel the heat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They felt an impact as the bomb hit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt tears welling up in my eyes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He could feel his heart pounding."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt him trembling."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I could feel myself getting faint."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt the handle wobble when I picked it up."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt his knee give way."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt something fall out of my pocket."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt her relax in my arms."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt a tear trickle down her cheek."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt himself blush."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sense"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to become aware of something even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.",
            "sensetop": "feel something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can you feel the tension in this room?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They all **feel pressure** from managers to make a sale."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I definitely felt the importance of the occasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt their disapproval."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all feel the urgency of the problem."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You can feel the chemistry between them from the opening scene."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I immediately felt the difference after he'd gone."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Women often feel society's expectation that they should be caring and nurturing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The tension between the film-maker and the subject is clearly felt in the documentary."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "sense"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to give you a particular feeling or impression",
            "sensetop": "+ adj.it feels + adj. to do somethingfeel like somethingit feels like somethingfeel as if/though…it feels as if/though…",
            "labels": "North American EnglishBritish English",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This situation doesn't **feel right**.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You need to go somewhere that **feels safe**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My mouth felt completely dry."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It felt strange to be back in my old school.",
                    "contextForm": "it feels + adj. to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The place still feels like a small fishing village.",
                    "contextForm": "feel like something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours.",
                    "contextForm": "it feels like something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've lived here for years, but it still doesn't **feel like home**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It **feels like rain** *(= seems likely to rain)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's three degrees right now, but with the wind chill factor it feels like minus 12."
                },
                {
                    "text": "How does it feel to be alone all day?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her head felt as if it would burst.",
                    "contextForm": "feel as if/though…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It felt as though he had run a marathon.",
                    "contextForm": "it feels as if/though…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "My eyes feel sore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My stomach feels bloated."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house feels warm and cosy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The end result feels totally different."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I enjoy it so much, it doesn't feel like work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The whole thing felt like a dream."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It feels great to be home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It feels intrusive to go into someone's bedroom when they're not there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Does it feel weird to think he's not coming back?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The house feels as if something is missing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The paintings feel as if they've been done with great emotion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It feels as if something exciting is going to happen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My legs feel as though they've been beaten with sticks."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It feels as though someone is lurking in the shadows."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It sometimes feels like I'm not welcome here."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The plan definitely felt like it was going to work."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to have a particular physical quality that you become aware of by touching",
            "sensetop": "+ adj.feel like something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The water feels warm.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Its skin feels really smooth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This wallet feels like leather.",
                    "contextForm": "feel like something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Your hands feel like ice."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The room felt cold."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dress felt really silky."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It made my hair smell fresh and feel soft."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The sand under my feet felt cool and velvety."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This bed feels too hard."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The breeze felt wonderful on my cheek."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The leaves are so rough, they feel like sandpaper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her skin felt like velvet."
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is it? It feels like jelly."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It feels exactly like real sheepskin."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to deliberately move your fingers over something in order to find out what it is like",
            "sensetop": "feel somethingfeel how, what, etc…",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Can you feel the bump on my head?",
                    "contextForm": "feel something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try to tell what this is just by feeling it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "People like to touch and feel the fabric before they buy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Feel how rough this is.",
                    "contextForm": "feel how, what, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tangible assets are things that you can touch and feel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You get the chance to see, smell and feel the products."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The doctor felt his abdomen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I gently felt the cut on his knee."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Feel how soft my hair is."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you feel how itchy this sweater is?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Can you feel what this is?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to think or believe that something is the case; to have a particular opinion or attitude",
            "sensetop": "feel (that)…+ adv./prep.feel it + nounfeel it to be + nounfeel it + adj.feel it to be + adj.",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.",
                    "contextForm": "feel (that)…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We've always felt this was our home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt (that) I had to apologize."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel I could continue playing until I am 35."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is something I **feel strongly** about.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "**How do you feel about** inviting the children too?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I didn't know you felt like that about it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She **felt it her duty** to tell the police.",
                    "contextForm": "feel it + noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel it a great honour to be chosen."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt it to be the best course of action to remain.",
                    "contextForm": "feel it to be + noun"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Why did you **feel it necessary** to do that?",
                    "contextForm": "feel it + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt it advisable to do nothing."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We felt it to be unfortunate.",
                    "contextForm": "feel it to be + adj."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This decision is, **I feel**, a huge mistake."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all feel similarly about this issue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I still feel it was wrong to involve her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I personally feel that someone new should be appointed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you feel there is any justification for this claim?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He feels very strongly about a lot of issues."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a chance for people to say what they feel about the changes."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm not sure how I feel about the new boss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people think this is a good thing, but I feel differently."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You might feel it a good idea to read the document first."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I feel it absurd that anyone should question this."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "strongly", "really"],
                "preposition": ["about", "for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to experience the effects or results of something, often strongly",
            "sensetop": "feel something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He feels the cold a lot."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Cathy was really feeling the heat."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're all starting to **feel the pressure** at work."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I was OK after my run, but I'll feel it tomorrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt her mother's death very deeply."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The effects of the recession are being felt everywhere."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all felt the force of her arguments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her loss has been keenly felt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't feel the cold."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt their pain."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm 65 now, and I'm starting to feel my age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "You may be fine immediately after going to the gym, but feel it more the next day."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was some months after his wife's death that he really began to feel his loss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The trauma can continue to be felt for years afterwards."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All sides feel the pressure to reach an agreement."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We're all still feeling the shock of the election result."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all felt the weight of her loss."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His influence is still felt today."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["deeply", "strongly", "really"],
                "preposition": ["about", "for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to search for something with your hands, feet, etc.",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.feel for something+ adv./prep. for something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She felt in her bag and pulled out a pen.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you feel under the desk you'll find a hook."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt for the step with her foot.",
                    "contextForm": "feel for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I had to feel about in the dark for the light switch.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep. for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt in his pockets for some money."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt around in my bag for a tissue."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt around in the drawer but there was nothing but paper."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Feel in the bottom of the wardrobe—there should be a bag."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt along the wall until I found the switch."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt for a foothold."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was feeling around in the kitchen cupboards for some sugar."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She felt along the bench for her towel."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be pleased because somebody has made you feel important or special",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was flattered by her attention."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt flattered at being asked to give a lecture."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was flattered to hear that he had been asking about her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I suppose we should be flattered that he agreed to come at all."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be or feel unfairly treated",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has every right to feel hard done by—her parents have given her nothing."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel proud and happy",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I was honoured to have been mentioned in his speech."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Would you be my best man?’ ‘I’d be honoured.’"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel weak because you are nervous",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to realize that you are getting old, especially compared with people you are with who are younger than you",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to tell somebody that they are allowed to do something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Feel free to ask questions if you don't understand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Can I use your phone?’ ‘Feel free.’"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel happy, confident, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It makes me feel good to know my work is appreciated."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be certain about something even though you do not have any direct proof and cannot explain why you are certain",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I know I'm going to fail this exam—I can feel it in my bones."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Doubt, guessing and certainty"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to want to have or do something",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I feel like a drink."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We all felt like celebrating."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt like bursting into tears."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We'll go for a walk if you feel like it."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not have enough money",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Lots of people who have lost their jobs are starting to feel the pinch."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to move along carefully, for example when it is dark, by touching walls, objects, etc.",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to be careful about how you do things, usually because you are in a situation that you are not familiar with",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was new in the job, still feeling her way."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel that you must do something because of your sense of moral duty",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She felt honour-bound to attend as she had promised to."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He felt honour bound to help her."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look or feel very ill or tired",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look/feel extremely good",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Wow, you look like a million dollars."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There’s no need to make me look small in front of all these people."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I felt really small when I realized how much time he’d spent on it."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Feelings"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do something to make people very aware of the fact that you are there; to have a strong influence on a group of people or a situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She’s only been here a couple of weeks but she is already making her presence felt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He certainly made his presence felt in the boardroom."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "not to feel as well or lively as usual",
            "labels": "(British English, old-fashioned)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’m not feeling up to the mark at the moment."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to not feel healthy and well",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’m not quite feeling myself today."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fiːl/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/feel__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fiːlz/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/feels__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/felt/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/felt__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfiːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/feeling__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fiːl/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/feel__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/fiːlz/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/feels__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/felt/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/felt__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfiːlɪŋ/",
                "audio": "fe/feel/feeling__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen."
}