Tra từ feel - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

feel [feel feels felt feeling] verb, noun BrE [fiːl] NAmE [fiːl]
verb (felt, feltBrE [felt] ; NAmE [felt] )

WELL/SICK/HAPPY/SAD, ETC.
1. linking verb to experience a particular feeling or emotion
•+ adj. The heat made him feel faint.
• She sounded more confident than she felt.
•I was feeling guilty.
•You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
•She felt betrayed.
•I feel sorry for him.
•+ adv./prep. How are you feeling today?
•I know exactly how you feel (= I feel sympathy for you).
•Luckily I was feeling in a good mood.
•~ sth He seemed to feel no remorse at all.
•+ noun Standing there on stage I felt a complete idiot.
•~ like sth I felt like a complete idiot.

BE/BECOME AWARE
2. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses)to notice or be aware of sth because it is touching you or having a physical effect on you
Syn: ↑sense
•~ sth I could feel the warm sun on my back.
• She could not feel her legs.
•I can't feel his pulse.
•He felt a hand on his shoulder.
•~ sb/sth/yourself doing sth He felt a hand touching his shoulder.
•She could feel herself blushing.
•He felt the sweat running down his face.
•~ sb/sth/yourself do sth I felt something crawl up my arm.
•We felt the ground give way under our feet.
3. transitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses)~ sth to become aware of sth even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc.
Syn: ↑sense
• Can you feel the tension in this room?

GIVE IMPRESSION
4. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses)to give you a particular feeling or impression
•+ adj. It felt strange to be back in my old school.
• My mouth felt completely dry.
•~ like sth The interview only took ten minutes, but it felt like hours.
•It feels like rain (= seems likely to rain).
•~ as if/though… Her head felt as if it would burst.
•It felt as though he had run a marathon.
•How does it feel to be alone all day? In spoken English people often use like instead of as if or as though in this meaning, especially in NAmE
•He felt like he'd run a marathon. This is not considered correct in written BrE.

TOUCH
5. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses)to have a particular physical quality which you become aware of by touching
•+ adj. The water feels warm.
• Its skin feels really smooth.
•~ like sth This wallet feels like leather.
6. transitive to deliberately move your fingers over sth in order to find out what it is like
•~ sth Can you feel the bump on my head?
• Try to tell what this is just by feeling it.
•~ how, what, etc… Feel how rough this is.

THINK/BELIEVE
7. transitive, intransitive (not usually used in the progressive tenses)to think or believe that sth is the case; to have a particular opinion or attitude
•~ (that)… We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
•I felt (that) I had to apologize.
• I feel I could continue playing until I am 35.
•~ it to be sth She felt it to be her duty to tell the police.
•~ it + noun She felt it her duty to tell the police.
•~ it + adj. I felt it advisable to do nothing.
•(+ adv./prep.) This is something I feel strongly about.
•This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake.

BE STRONGLY AFFECTED
8. transitive ~ sth to experience the effects or results of sth, often strongly
•He feels the cold a lot.
•Cathy was really feeling the heat.
•She felt her mother's death very deeply.
•The effects of the recession are being felt everywhere.
•We all felt the force of her arguments.

SEARCH WITH HANDS
9. intransitive ~ (in sth/about/around, etc.) (for sth) to search for sth with your hands, feet, etc
• He felt in his pockets for some money.
• I had to feel about in the dark for the light switch.
more at look/feel like death warmed up at ↑death, be/feel flattered at ↑flatter, be/feel hard done by at ↑hard _adv., (feel) honour bound to do sth at ↑honour _n., be/feel honoured to do sth at ↑honour _v., be/feel like jelly at ↑jelly, not be/feel up to the mark at ↑mark _n., look/feel like a million dollars/bucks at ↑million, make your presence felt at ↑presence, look/feel small at ↑small _adj.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen.

Thesaurus:
feel verb
1. I, T
•I felt the warm sun on my back.
sense • • experience • • know • |especially written taste •
feel/experience/know/taste joy
feel/sense/experience a need
feel/experience (a/an) sense/sensation/emotion/urge/pang/surge/rush/stab
Feel or sense? You usually feel your own feelings and emotions but sense sb else's
•He felt a terrible pain in his chest.
• She sensed the pain he was feeling.
2. linking verb (not used in the progressive tenses)
•It felt strange to be back in my old school.
seem • • sound • • look • • appear •
feel/seem/sound/appear/look odd/OK/nice, etc.
feel/seem/sound/look like sth
feel/seem/sound/look as if/as though…
Feel or sound? Use sound to talk about the impression you get from hearing sb/sth; use feel to talk about your own or other people's feelings
•He sounded happy, but I don't think he felt it.
3. T
•Can you feel the lump on my head?
touch • • brush • |written graze •
feel/touch/brush/graze sb/sth with sth
4. T, I (not used in the progressive tenses)
•We all felt that we were lucky to win.
think • • believe • • consider • • be under the impression that… • |especially BrE, informal, especially spoken reckon • |formal hold •
feel/think/believe sth of/about sb/sth
feel/think/believe/consider/be under the impression/reckon/hold that…
be felt/thought/believed/considered/reckoned/held to be sth
5. I (always used with an adverb or preposition)
•He felt in his pockets for some money.
grope • • fumble • • rummage • • fish • |especially BrE scrabble •
feel/grope/fumble/rummage/fish/scrabble around/about
feel/grope/fumble/rummage/fish around/scrabble in/for sth
feel/grope your way somewhere
Feel or grope? You can feel or grope around in the dark. When you feel around you are likely to do it in an easier, more controlled way than if you grope around.

Synonyms:
think
believe • feel • reckon • be under the impression
These words all mean to have an idea that sth is true or possible or to have a particular opinion about sb/sth.
think • to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth: ▪ Do you think (that) they'll come? ◇ ▪ Well, I like it. What do you think?
believe • to have an idea that sth is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about sb/sth: ▪ Police believe (that) the man may be armed.
think or believe?
When you are expressing an idea that you have or that sb has of what is true or possible, believe is more formal than think. It is used especially for talking about ideas that other people have; think is used more often for talking about your own ideas: ▪ Police believe… ◇ ▪ I think… When you are expressing an opinion, believe is stronger than think and is used especially for matters of principle; think is used more for practical matters or matters of personal taste.
feel • to have a particular opinion about sth that has happened or about what you/sb ought to do: ▪ We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose.
reckon • (informal) to think that sth is true or possible: ▪ I reckon (that) I'm going to get that job.
be under the impression that… • to have an idea that sth is true: ▪ I was under the impression that the work had already been completed.
to think/believe/feel/reckon/be under the impression that…
It is thought/believed/reckoned that…
to be thought/believed/felt/reckoned to be sth
to think/believe/feel sth about sb/sth
to sincerely/honestly/seriously/mistakenly think/believe/feel

Example Bank:
•He sounded happy, but I don't think he felt it.
•It feels like rain.
•He feels very strongly about a lot of issues.
•Her loss has been keenly felt.
•I really feel for you in your position.
•I really felt bad about what I had done.
•He felt no remorse at all.
•I can't feel his pulse.
•I felt (like) a complete idiot.
•I know exactly how you feel.
•This decision is, I feel, a huge mistake.
•We all felt the force of his arguments.
•You'll feel better after a good night's sleep.
Idioms: ↑feel free ▪ ↑feel good ▪ ↑feel in your bones ▪ ↑feel like like doing something ▪ ↑feel sick ▪ ↑feel sick to your stomach ▪ ↑feel the pinch ▪ ↑feel your age ▪ ↑feel your ears burning ▪ ↑feel your way ▪ ↑get the feel of of doing something ▪ ↑have a feel for something ▪ ↑not feel yourself
Derived: ↑feel for somebody ▪ ↑feel somebody up ▪ ↑feel up to something

noun singular

TOUCH
1. the feelthe feeling you get when you touch sth or are touched
•You can tell it's silk by the feel.
•She loved the feel of the sun on her skin.
2. an act of feeling or touching
•I had a feel of the material.

IMPRESSION
3. the impression that is created by a place, situation, etc; atmosphere
•It's a big city but it has the feel of a small town.
•The room has a comfortable feel to it.
•There is an international feel to the restaurant.

Word Origin:
Old English fēlan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch voelen and German fühlen.

Example Bank:
•It's a big city but it has the feel of a small town.