Word

feel, v.
(feeling, feels, felt)
freq. cnt. 534

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 186 freq. cnt.: 181 freq. cnt.: 5

experience feel

sample sentences

"She felt resentful"
"He felt regret"

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
John will %s angry

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeling feelings

also see

feel for

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

experience experience

semantic pointers

hyponym

come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 207 freq. cnt.: 150 freq. cnt.: 57

feel find

sample sentences

"I feel that he doesn't like me"
"I find him to be obnoxious"
"I found the movie rather entertaining"

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel feeling

semantic pointers

hypernym

conclude, reason, reason out

verb group

find, rule

perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 92 freq. cnt.: 66 freq. cnt.: 26

feel sense

sample sentences

"He felt the wind"
"She felt an object brushing her arm"
"He felt his flesh crawl"
"She felt the heat when she got out of the car"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel feeling

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

sensible sensitive sensible sensitive sensing sensor sensation sense sensation

semantic pointers

hypernym

perceive, comprehend

verb group

feel

be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 39

feel

sample sentences

"My cold is gone--I feel fine today"
"She felt tired after the long hike"
"She felt sad after her loss"

verb frames

Somebody ----s Adjective

semantic pointers

hypernym

hyponym

feel like a million, feel like a million dollars suffocate

have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 37 freq. cnt.: 37

feel

sample sentences

"She felt small and insignificant"
"You make me feel naked"
"I made the students feel different about themselves"

verb frames

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feelings

semantic pointers

hypernym

think, believe, conceive, consider

undergo passive experience of
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 34 freq. cnt.: 34

feel

sample sentences

"We felt the effects of inflation"
"her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"
"she felt his contempt of her"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeling

semantic pointers

hypernym

experience, go through, see

be felt or perceived in a certain way
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

feel

sample sentences

"The ground feels shaky"
"The sheets feel soft"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
The cool air does %s good

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel

semantic pointers

verb group

feel, sense

hypernym

seem, look, appear

hyponym

crawl

grope or feel in search of something
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

feel

sample sentences

"He felt for his wallet"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel

semantic pointers

verb group

feel, finger feel feel, palpate

hyponym

grope for, scrabble

hypernym

look for, seek, search

entailment

touch

examine by touch
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

feel finger

sample sentences

"Feel this soft cloth!"
"The customer fingered the sweater"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeler feeler feel feeling

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fingering finger

semantic pointers

entailment

touch

verb group

feel

examine (a body part) by palpation
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

feel palpate

sample sentences

"The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"
"The runner felt her pulse"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

palpatory palpation

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

medicine, practice of medicine

hypernym

touch

verb group

feel

find by testing or cautious exploration
<verb.possession> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

feel

sample sentences

"He felt his way around the dark room"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feeler feeler

semantic pointers

hypernym

find, regain

pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
<verb.contact>

feel

sample sentences

"He felt the girl in the movie theater"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel

semantic pointers

domain of synset (usage)

jargon, argot, slang, cant, lingo, patois, vernacular

hypernym

touch

verb group

feel

produce a certain impression
<verb.perception>

feel

sample sentences

"It feels nice to be home again"

verb frames

Something ----s Adjective/Noun

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

feel

semantic pointers

hypernym

seem, look, appear