单词	feel
释义	feel1 verbfeel2 noun feelfeel1 /fiːl/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tense and past participle felt /felt/) Entry menu MENU FOR feelfeel1 feeling/emotion2 notice3 feel smooth/dry etc4 feel good/strange/exciting etc5 have an opinion6 feel like (doing) something7 touch8 feel around/on/in etc something (for something)9 feel the force/effects/benefits etc of something10 feel the need to do something11 feel your way12 feel free13 I know (just/exactly) how you feel14 not feel yourself15 feel your age16 feel the cold/heat17 feel a death/a loss etcPhrasal verbsfeel for somebodyfeel somebody outfeel somebody upfeel up to something Word Origin WORD ORIGINfeel1 Origin: Old English felan Verb Table VERB TABLE feel Simple Form Present I, you, we, they feel he, she, it feels Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they felt Present perfect I, you, we, they have felt he, she, it has felt Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had felt Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will feel Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have felt Continuous Form Present I am feeling he, she, it is feeling you, we, they are feeling Past I, he, she, it was feeling you, we, they were feeling Present perfect I, you, we, they have been feeling he, she, it has been feeling Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been feeling Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be feeling Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been feeling Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "The flowers look so real - I can't believe they're silk," she said, feeling the petals. Doctor Wright felt the baby's stomach, checking that it was not hard. He's feeling guilty for not writing her back. How does it feel to be home? I feel sorry for her. I feel that we're just beginning to make progress, and that it would be wrong to stop now. I felt a definite sense of danger and impending disaster. I felt like if I didn't speak up then, I would never do it. I felt someone was following me, but when I turned around, there was nobody there. I always felt I had the ability to become a reasonable actor. I don't really feel hungry yet. It felt great to be up in the mountains. It felt kind of weird being back in school. It is a common experience to feel that an author writes well without being able to say exactly why. Just feel this material - it's so soft! Liz's parents feel she isn't old enough to leave home. She felt okay last night, but she had a fever this morning. She felt that something else was going to happen and that it wouldn't be good. The clothes still feel slightly damp. The earthquake was felt as far south as Carpenteria. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And the increase in temperature will not be felt evenly. But the feeling of justice requires that the wrong be righted. I felt very proud of her and read her the letter. I think people felt we were aiming for this point, but we never had the opportunity to do it before. In a way, his presence will continue to be felt in the department even after he is gone. This Secretary of State does not feel the need to go through such a consultation process. This time the other customers do not feel hungry. To be sure, some investors feel the impact of a weaker yen on bonds may be limited. Thesaurus THESAURUSto have a particular opinion► think · I think you’re right.· She didn’t think that the film was very good. ► believe to have an opinion that you are sure is right, especially about an important subject such as politics or religion: · The protestors believe that it is wrong to experiment on animals.· Do you really believe that the only solution to violence is more violence? ► feel to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on facts: · She feels that there is no alternative.· I just felt that it was the right thing to do. ► take the view that formal to have a particular opinion: · The court took the view that the company had acted unreasonably.· The college takes the view that smoking in the workplace is a fire risk. ► touch to put your fingers or hand onto someone or something for a very short time: · Don’t touch the iron – it’s hot! ► feel to touch something with your fingers in order to find out about it: · Feel how soft this material is.· I felt his forehead. It was cold. ► handle to touch something and pick it up and hold it in your hands: · Children should always wash their hands before handling food.· The glass was very fragile, and she handled it with great care.· Please do not handle the merchandise. ► finger to touch or handle something with your fingers, especially while you are thinking of other things: · She fingered the heavy necklace around her neck. ► rub to move your hand over a surface while pressing it: · Bob rubbed his eyes and yawned. ► scratch to rub part of your body with your nails, often because it itches: · The dog kept scratching its ear.· Bob scratched his head thoughtfully. ► tickle to move your fingers lightly over someone’s body in order to make them laugh: · The baby giggled as I tickled him. ► grope to touch someone’s body in a sexual way when they do not want to be touched: · The officer was accused of groping several women in his platoon. Longman Language Activatorto feel hot/tired/hungry etc► feel/be : feel/be tired/hot/hungry etc · I was very tired and I just wanted to sleep.· Stop the car - Ben feels sick!· I know you're hungry but you'll just have to wait until dinner.· If you're feeling hot, go ahead and open the window.feel well/better · "How do you feel?" "I feel much better now I've had some sleep." ► experience formal to have a feeling of pain, sickness etc: · He said that he had never experienced such pain before.· Many cancer patients experience nausea following chemotherapy. ► come over all British informal: come over all funny/weak/dizzy etc to suddenly feel weak, tired, ill etc: · I was standing at the bus stop when suddenly I came over all dizzy.· I'm sorry. I missed what you said. I just came over all funny for a minute. a physical feeling of heat, cold, tiredness, hunger etc► feeling a physical feeling of heat, cold, tiredness etc: · When he woke up, he was aware of a tight feeling in his chest.feeling of: · One symptom of this illness is a general feeling of ill-health and tiredness. ► sensation a physical feeling, especially one that is unclear or difficult to describe: · She felt a cold sensation as the icy water dripped down her back.· A common sign of brain tumours is a tingly, numb sensation in the toes and fingertips.sensation of: · The fear of pain can be worse than the sensation of pain. how something feels when you touch it► feel if something feels hot, soft, wet etc, this is the feeling it gives you when you touch it: · Your forehead feels very hot - let's check your temperature.· The marble felt cold and smooth against her cheek.feel like something (=feel the same as): · The material feels just like silk. experiencing physical feelings more than most people► feel the heat/cold to be affected by heat or cold more easily than most people, especially because you are old or because you are not used to it: · As I get older I feel the cold more and more.· It can get very hot in Spain at this time of year -- those English tourists must really be feeling the heat. when you cannot feel anything in a part of your body► numb if part of your body is numb , it does not feel anything, for example because it is very cold or because your blood is not reaching it: · His legs grew so numb he couldn't move.go numb (=become numb): · It was so cold my fingers had gone numb. ► have no feeling to be unable to feel anything in a part of your body, usually permanently, and often because of an accident or illness: · After the stroke, he had no feeling in his left side.· When they found her the next morning, she had no feeling in her toes. ► can't feel anything to not be able to feel pain, heat, touch etc in part of your body especially because it is hurt in some way: · Since her motorbike accident, she can't feel anything below the neck.· The doctor pricked his toe with a pin, but he couldn't feel anything. ► go to sleep informal if a part of your body, such as your arm or foot goes to sleep , you have no feeling in it, especially because it has been in the same position for a long time: · Can you stop leaning on me please? My arm's gone to sleep. to feel happy/frightened/bored etc► feel/be : be happy/frightened/bored etc · Don't be scared -- the dog won't bite.· Hazel was furious when I lost her camera.feel happy/frightened/bored etc · She's feeling a little nervous about the wedding.· I couldn't help feeling a little sad when he left.· You shouldn't feel guilty - it wasn't your fault. ► experience formal to feel a strong emotion such as joy, pride, or sorrow: · I experienced a great sense of loss when my father died.· When she was younger, my mother experienced a depression so severe she had to be hospitalized. ► be overcome with/by to feel an emotion such as sadness or disappointment so strongly that you are unable to remain calm or think clearly: · When Diana met the starving children she was overcome with pity and outrage.· Suddenly, I was overcome by a feeling of panic.· Receiving the prize in honour of her dead father, she was overcome with emotion. ► be burning with : be burning with curiosity/desire/anger etc to have an emotion that is so strong that it is very difficult to control: · Martha was burning with curiosity but realized that now wasn't the time to ask questions. ► give way to to let a strong emotion show or affect you, especially after you have been trying not to feel it or show it: · Giving way to her grief, Anna burst into tears.· He was ashamed to have given way to such feelings of self-pity. ► harbour British /harbor American to have feelings, especially bad ones, in your mind for a long time: · Parker is believed to harbor political ambitions.· Some commuters still harbor resentment toward the protesters for blocking traffic and creating chaos.harbour a grudge: · Taylor denied harbouring a grudge against his former boss. ► nurse formal: nurse resentment/anger/a grievance/a grudge to have angry feelings for a long time but not express them: · Police believe the suspect nursed a grudge against women.· She never nurses a grievance or plans revenge. a feeling of happiness, anger, fear etc► feeling something that you feel, for example happiness, anger, or fear: · It was a wonderful feeling to be home again.express your feelings: · Many men find it hard to express their feelings.a feeling of horror/sadness/accomplishment etc: · Regular exercise gives a feeling of accomplishment.· After less than a week away, he began to have feelings of homesickness. ► emotion a strong serious feeling such as love, hate, or anger that is often difficult to control: · She stared at him, overcome by emotion.· Parents feel a mixture of emotions when their first child starts school. ► a sense of a particular kind of feeling, especially one that affects your behaviour: · He felt a huge sense of relief after he finished his last exam.· Children need to be given a sense of security.· Both sides admitted there was a sense of urgency to end the strike quickly.· He hated working for his father-in-law but he did it out of a sense of duty to his wife. ► passion a strong and deeply felt emotion, especially a strong feeling of sexual love for someone or a strong belief in an idea or principle: · He throws himself into his art with a creative passion.· There is a common prejudice in this country that Italians display their passions more readily than the English.passion for: · Despite his passion for Carolyn, Mark never seriously considered leaving his wife for her.with a passion: · She hated her ex-husband with a passion. a general feeling among a group of people► atmosphere the general feeling among the people in a place, or the feeling you get from being in a particular place: · The atmosphere in the meeting was tense.· The new owners have tried to give the restaurant a more family-friendly atmosphere.atmosphere of: · We're trying to create an atmosphere of trust between management and staff.heated atmosphere (=when people in a place have very strong and often angry feelings): · the heated atmosphere of the House of Commons ► mood the way a group of people feels about something at a particular time: · Pessimism replaced the mood of democratic optimism that existed before World War I.· Mondovi provoked severe unrest, contributing to the rebellious mood of the entire region.the political/religious etc mood: · Labor leaders figured that given the political mood of the time, Truman was the best candidate.the general/public/popular/national mood (=one felt by most people in a country or region): · In keeping with the general mood of the time, these novels tended to sentimentalize the past. ► ambience the feeling you get from a particular place, because of the way it looks, sounds, smells etc, and because of the way people treat you when you are there: · The restaurant's ambience makes you feel you're sitting down to dinner in the dining room of an old friend.· Winnetka has that small-town ambience of tree-lined streets and a one-street shopping district that you can't find in suburbia.· Ambience is as important to a business's success as the product you sell. behaving in a way that shows strong feelings► emotional behaving in a way that shows that you have strong feelings about something, for example by crying or shouting: · Grandpa gets very emotional when he talks about the war.emotional outburst (=a sudden powerful expression of strong emotion): · In an emotional outburst, Shahidi told reporters she now had no life worth living. ► passionate use this about people who openly show very strong feelings about something, especially love or anger: · She was a handsome Spanish woman with a passionate nature and a warm, generous heart.· Sometimes I wish he was more passionate, not so rational about everything. ► with feeling if you say, do, or write something with feeling , you do it in a way that shows you have strong feelings about it: · I want you to sing it once more, this time with feeling.· She writes with great feeling about the fate of the refugees, having been a refugee herself in the last year. ► impassioned an impassioned speech, request, argument etc is full of strong feeling and emotion: · Robins criticized the investigation during an impassioned speech outside police headquarters.· Moore gave an impassioned defense of the government's role in the affair.an impassioned supporter/defender/champion of something: · Muir was an impassioned and persuasive champion of wilderness preservation. events and situations that make people have strong feelings► emotional an emotional event or situation makes people feel strong emotions: · The council's vote came after nearly six hours of emotional debate.· Newspaper reporters were there to record the emotional reunion between the woman and her children.highly emotional: · Most couples remember the arrival of their first baby as a highly emotional time. ► moving a moving account, experience, or event makes people feel strong emotions of pity, sadness, or joy: · The book is a very moving account of life in the refugee camps of Thailand.· After the final game there was a moving tribute to one of the players, who died tragically during the season.· The scene at the end of Act III is very moving, when Rafaella finds out that her husband has betrayed her. ► touching a touching event or moment makes people feel a little sad and happy at the same time, and makes them like the people involved: · It was a touching scene when old Mr Adams received his leaving present.· It was touching to see them together. They were obviously still in love after thirty years of marriage. ► emotive : emotive issue/area/phrase etc a subject, statement, use of language etc that makes people have very strong feelings or emotions, especially of anger: · The candidates agreed to avoid emotive issues like abortion and child abuse.highly emotive (=very emotive): · The documentary deliberately uses highly emotive language, talking about "exploitation' and "blackmail'. ► poignant especially written a poignant event, image, remark etc makes you feel great sadness and pity: · This is one of her most beautiful and poignant works.· In a poignant moment, Richter interrupted his speech to thank his mother and father. too easily influenced by emotions► sentimental someone who is sentimental is too easily affected by emotions such as sympathy, love, or sadness: · My father became increasingly sentimental as he got older and his friends died off.sentimental about: · Ramos admitted he was sentimental about his old school and was sad to see it torn down. ► sentimentality a tendency to become emotional and to enjoy feelings such as sadness, sympathy, and self-pity, especially in a way that other people think is silly: · The film is flawed by moments of melodrama and sentimentality.· He talked about his homeland with all the sentimentality of an expatriate.sentimentality about: · He has no sentimentality about firing unproductive employees, even those who have worked for the company for years. ► soppy informal someone who is soppy seems silly to other people, because they express feelings of love or sympathy too strongly: · After a few drinks, he got all soppy and started talking about the "good old days'.soppy about: · I was heartbroken when our dog died but I was determined not to be soppy about it. ► gooey British informal expressing your love for someone, especially a baby, in a way that other people think is silly: · Babies make her go all gooey. ► drama queen informal someone who becomes very excited, upset, or angry about things that are not important, especially in order to make people notice them or feel sympathy for them: · Stop being such a drama queen! It's not the end of the world! a story, film, song etc that is full of feelings of love or sadness► sentimental dealing with emotions such as love and sadness in a way that seems silly and insincere: · I quite enjoyed the movie but I thought the ending was a little sentimental.· From the living room came the sound of a deep male voice singing a sentimental ballad. ► soppy informal a song, poem etc that is soppy seems silly to people because it expresses feelings of love and sympathy too strongly but in a way that does not seem serious: · She never tired of listening to soppy love songs.· I couldn't think of anything else so I just bought her a soppy card and some flowers. ► tearjerker informal a story, play, film etc that is intended to make people feel sad and cry: · His latest movie is a typical Hollywood tearjerker. not showing your feelings► unemotional not showing your feelings: · Police were shocked at the unemotional way the murderer described the killings.· Pat's father was a distant, unemotional man who couldn't really talk to his children. ► cold not showing any feelings and especially not showing friendliness, humour, or pleasure: · She accused me of being cold and uncaring towards her.· The officers were cold and aloof in their dealings with other ranks.· The English are often unfairly stereotyped as cold, reserved people. ► clinical not showing the feelings that people usually show in an upsetting situation, because you have to do a job or because you really have no feelings about the situation: · His words were harsh and clinical -- "I don't love you any more. It is over. I am leaving you.'' ► matter-of-fact showing no emotion when you are talking about something that is very frightening, embarrassing etc: · We were surprised at the matter-of-fact way Judith described her husband's death.· A spokesman listed the casualties in a detached, matter-of-fact tone of voice.· The condom advertising campaign is going to be very straightforward and as matter-of-fact as possible. ► detached trying not to react in an emotional way, so that you can do your job properly or make the correct decisions about something: · You'll never be a good lawyer until you learn to be more detached.· Witnessing all the pain and suffering, it is sometimes difficult for relief workers to remain detached. ► impassive not allowing your feelings to show on your face, so that it is very difficult for people to guess how you feel: · Mr Deacon remained impassive throughout the performance.· Her impassive face showed no sign of reaction to the verdict. ► unmoved feeling no pity, sadness, or sympathy, in a situation where most people would feel this: · The defendant's claims of self-defense left the jury unmoved.· How can anyone remain unmoved by pictures of starving children on our TV screens?unmoved by: · Unmoved by his pleas, Lucy strolled out of the room. a natural ability to know what to do► instinct a natural ability to know what you should do without having to learn it or be told it: · He has tremendous business instincts.first instinct (=the first thing you want to do, before you think carefully): · My first instinct was to lie about it.instinct for: · Even a very young animal has a strong instinct for self-preservation.on instinct: · I was terrified. I was just working on instinct and trying to survive.by instinct (=because of instinct): · Guys who have grown up on a ranch know almost by instinct what needs to be done to keep it running.natural instinct: · A cat's natural instinct is to chase birds.maternal instinct (=instincts about wanting a baby and knowing how to care for it): · I don't know if it was maternal instinct or what, but I just knew my baby would be okay. ► intuition the ability to understand or know things by using your feelings instead of considering the facts: · Sometimes doctors have to base a diagnosis on intuition as much as on scientific tests.· She thought the baby would be a girl, and her intuition was correct.trust your intuition (=do what your intuition makes you want to do): · If you think there's something wrong about the situation, you should trust your intuition. ► feel to feel that you know something, without understanding why you feel this: feel (that): · She felt that something else was going to happen and that it wouldn't be good.· I felt someone was following me, but when I turned around, there was nobody there.feel like: · I felt like if I didn't speak up then, I would never do it. ► feeling if you have a feeling that something is true or that something will happen, you feel sure about it, even though you do not know why: have a feeling (that): · I had a funny feeling that we would meet again· My fiancé's friends are planning a bachelor party for him, and I have a feeling something awful is going to happen.gut feeling informal (=a strong feeling that you are sure is right): · Her gut feeling was that he was lying. ► sixth sense a mysterious ability to know about something without seeing it, hearing about it, being told about it etc: have a sixth sense: · Parents have a sixth sense when it comes to their children. They know when something's wrong.sixth sense about: · He told me he had a sixth sense about how his mother was doing. to feel sure something is true even though you have no proof► feel · I felt a definite sense of danger and impending disaster.feel (that) · I always felt I had the ability to become a reasonable actor.· It is a common experience to feel that an author writes well without being able to say exactly why. ► sense to feel that something is present or is happening where you are although you cannot see or hear anything to prove it: · We could sense an unwelcoming atmosphere.· I wasn't that thrilled with her performance, and I'm sure she sensed it.sense (that): · After a while, I sensed that he was no longer listening. ► know to feel very strongly that something is true: · Everyone knew immediately how serious the situation was.know (that): · I knew that this was going to happen.· I know damn well she won't keep her promise.just know: · I knew it was a huge gamble, buying the stuff without seeing it, but I just knew it would be good quality. ► have a feeling/get the feeling to feel almost sure that something is true, although you have no proof: have a feeling/get the feeling (that): · As we walked along together, I had a feeling that we were both thinking the same thing.· Maybe we should leave him alone. I have a feeling he doesn't want us here. ► be aware/conscious to know how someone is feeling or how a situation is changing although there are no clear signs to prove it, especially in a way that worries you: be aware/conscious of: · Charles was uncomfortably aware of the woman's silent contempt for him.be aware/conscious that: · Slowly, she became conscious that there was some connection between the man and the girl. what you say to give permission► go ahead · "Can I watch TV?" "Sure, go ahead."go right ahead · "Is it OK if I eat the last apple?" "Go right ahead."go ahead and do something · If you want to take a shower, just go ahead and take one. ► be my guest when someone asks you if they can use something, especially something that belongs to you: · "Is it all right if I call my parents?" "Be my guest."· "Do you mind if I sit here?'' "Be my guest." ► feel free when you want someone to do what they want without feeling that they need to ask you first: · "I hope you don't mind if I use your phone." "Of course not. Feel free."feel free to do something: · Please feel free to stop me and ask questions whenever you like. ► help yourself when you want someone to take what they want, especially food or drink: · "Is there any beer left?" "Sure, help yourself."help yourself to something: · Help yourself to coffee and cake. ► of course/of course you can spoken use this as a friendly way of telling someone they can do something: · "Can I take some more casserole?" "Of course!"· "Do you mind of I sit here?" "Of course you can." to look for something in a bag, box, pocket etc► rummage/rummage about to look for something among a lot of other things that are all together by moving them around with your hands: rummage/rummage about in: · Louise rummaged in her bag and pulled out a small envelope.rummage/rummage about for: · He unzipped his school bag and rummaged about for a pencil. ► fish around also fish about British to look for a small object in a large or deep container, especially using just your hands: fish around in: · Sam fished about in his pockets and produced a few coins.fish around for: · He fished around in his bag for the letter. ► feel around also feel about British to search for something by touch without using your eyes: · She put her hand under the seat and felt around, but couldn't find anything.feel around for: · She felt around for the light switch. ► fumble around/about to use your hands to look for something in an awkward way, especially because it is dark or you are nervous or in a hurry: · The phone rang and, half-asleep, Winston fumbled about to find the receiver.fumble around/about in: · He fumbled around in the cupboard, desperately searching for his tablets.fumble around/about for: · He fumbled around on the ground for his glasses. ► go through to search someone's clothes, bags, or possessions very thoroughly: · Customs officials went through his luggage but found nothing.· You have no right to go through my personal possessions! ► search to search a person or their clothes to try to find drugs, weapons etc: be searched: · All visitors to the prison are thoroughly searched.search for: · The men were all searched for weapons and then allowed to enter. ► frisk if the police, airport officials etc frisk someone, they feel the person's clothes and body, looking for hidden weapons or drugs: · A guard frisked him expertly, then led him into a large room.be frisked: · We were stopped by the police and frisked before being allowed into the building.frisk somebody for something: · They pulled me aside and frisked me for weapons. when there is no pain► not hurt if something does not hurt , it is not painful: · I twisted my ankle a little, but it doesn't hurt.· Don't worry - it's a very quick procedure and it won't hurt. ► painless something that is painless does not hurt - use this especially when someone is worried that it might hurt: · The operation is simple and painless. ► not feel a thing spoken to not feel any pain at all: · Don't worry about the injection - you won't feel a thing.· The guys who were fighting were so drunk, I'm sure they didn't feel a thing. to think you know what is going to happen in the future► foresee to know that something is going to happen before it actually happens: · No one foresaw the Great Depression of the thirties.· Businesses are alarmed at the costs they foresee in complying with the new rules.foresee that: · Ten years ago she could not have foreseen that her marriage would end in divorce. ► envisage also envision to have a clear idea of something that will happen in the future, especially important changes in a situation: · I cannot envisage what the circumstances will be in twenty years' time.· Most of those who voted for independence did not envision war as the eventual outcome.· We do not envisage a general election for at least another two years. ► see something coming to know or think you know what is going to happen because there are signs that it will: · Jason saw the stock market crash coming and sold most of his shares.· Then one day she just walked out -- I suppose I should have seen it coming really. ► feel something in your bones informal to think that something is going to happen, especially something bad, not for any clear or specific reason, but just because you have a feeling that it will: · The trip's going to be a disaster - I can feel it in my bones. ► have a premonition to have a strange or unexplainable feeling that something is going to happen, especially something unpleasant: have a premonition (that): · When Paola failed to phone, John had a horrible premonition that she was in danger.have a premonition of: · She shivered suddenly, and I wondered whether she had had a premonition of her own death. ► see into the future someone who can see into the future has the ability to know what will happen before it happens: · If I could only see into the future and know how this would all end.· Nobody can see into the future, and all stock exchange investment is a gamble. to remember something very clearly► remember something well/vividly · "Do you remember a guy called Casey?" "Sure, I remember him well."· It was a long, long time ago, but I remember it vividly.· What she remembered most vividly was the hopelessly sad expression in his eyes. remember something all too well/vividly (=remember something that you would prefer to forget) · These men remember all too well the horrors of the Korean War. ► distinctly remember to remember the details about something extremely clearly, especially when it is not something that would usually stay in someone's memory: distinctly remember something: · I distinctly remember her dress. It was blue with a red belt.distinctly remember doing something: · I distinctly remember being told that my father was away on a long business trip.distinctly remember somebody doing something: · I distinctly remember him leaving the room at about 8.00 p.m. ► be fresh in your mind if something is fresh in your mind , you remember it very clearly because it happened very recently or because it had a great effect on you: · The day war was declared is still fresh in my mind.· She wrote down the details of their conversation while they were still fresh in her mind.with something fresh in your mind: · It was going to be difficult forming a new relationship with the memory of Marian still fresh in his mind. ► I can still hear/see/feel etc to remember clearly the sight, sound, feel etc of something: · I can still see his face when I told him I wanted a divorce.· I can still hear my mother even now, singing away in the kitchen.· The next morning, on his way to the office, he could still feel the touch of her lips on his. ► I will never forget especially spoken use this to say that you will remember something for a long time because it was very shocking, very enjoyable, very frightening etc: · I'll never forget the sight of him lying there in the hospital.· "I'm going to teach you a lesson you'll never forget," said father grimly.I'll never forget the first time/the day/the night etc: · I'll never forget the first time I ate sushi.· I'll never forget the day Linda told us she was gay.I will never forget how/what/who etc: · I'll never forget how he comforted me after my son died. ► remember something as if it were yesterday to remember something that happened a long time in the past so clearly that it seems to have happened very recently, especially because it had a great effect on you: · I remember sitting at that table and listening to him speak as if it were yesterday.· She remembers her husband being shot as if it were yesterday. ► relive to clearly remember something, especially an experience from the past, by imagining that you are doing it again now: · In my dreams, I often relived my fears and thought I was being attacked.· It's about a woman who is forced to relive her past when she discovers her long-lost brother.· I have relived that game many times and I still don't know how I missed the goal. ► stay with if something such as an experience or event stays with you, you remember it for a very long time because it has such a great effect on you: · When a loved one dies, it stays with you - it doesn't just go away.stay with someone for a long time/for the rest of their life: · The memory of the incident stayed with him for a long time.· Growing up in the countryside, she developed a passion for horses that stayed with her for the rest of her life. ► stick in your mind if an experience or event etc sticks in your mind , it is very difficult to forget: · That reminds me of another incident that sticks in my mind.· One picture of a young child especially stuck in my mind.· A trivial incident, perhaps, but one that has stuck in my mind. ► be haunted by if you are haunted by something, especially something that you are worried about or afraid of, you find it extremely difficult to forget it so you are always thinking about it: · She was still haunted by what happened in Barcelona, although she had left twenty years earlier.· All his life, Whitman was haunted by a sense of loss and loneliness. to feel sad and pity yourself► feel sorry for yourself especially spoken to spend a lot of time thinking about how unlucky you are or how unfairly you have been treated, in a way that annoys other people: · Stop blaming other people and feeling sorry for yourself.· Andy was drinking too much again, and feeling sorry for himself. ► mope to feel unhappy because of something bad that has happened, and to not be interested in doing anything, in a way that other people think is not reasonable: · Don't just lie there moping, waiting for the phone to ring.mope around/about (=go around a place moping): · He's not even attempting to look for a job -- he just mopes around the house all day.mope over: · There's no point moping over Jane - she's not worth it. ► wallow in : wallow in self-pity/despair/misery etc to keep thinking about how unhappy you are, in a way that makes other people think that you are actually enjoying feeling sorry for yourself and do not want to feel happier: · She told herself that she must try and learn from his criticism, rather than wallowing in self-pity.· It's no good wallowing in misery. You just have to get out there and find another job. ► self-pity the feeling you have when you feel sorry for yourself, because you think that you have been very unlucky or that you have been treated unfairly: · If you feel a wave of self-pity coming on, go and talk about it with friends.· Jenny told her story without any of the self-pity that I thought I would feel after such an ordeal. to feel sorry because someone else is in a bad situation► feel sorry for to feel sad for someone because they have had bad luck or they are in a bad situation: · I think he felt sorry for me because I'd just lost my wallet.· He'll probably go to jail for this. It's his wife I feel sorry for.· I feel sorry for the poor person who's going to have to sort this mess out.· I feel really sorry for young married couples these days. It's hard going for them.can't help feeling sorry for somebody (=use this when you should not really feel sorry for someone, but you do): · I know he's being a jerk, but I can't help feeling a little sorry for him. ► sympathize also sympathise British to feel sad for someone who is having problems, because you understand how they feel: · My dear, I completely understand and sympathize, but there's not much I can do about it, really.sympathize with: · She felt Mark should have sympathised with her and supported her, instead of criticizing. sympathize with somebody's plight/problems/dilemma: · It's hard not to sympathize with the plight of single parents in today's world. ► have/feel sympathy for to feel sad for someone who is having problems, because you understand how they feel: · I have great sympathy for anyone who has lived through depression.· It wasn't possible not to feel sympathy for Anna -- she'd lost her husband and her son in the space of only a few weeks.have/feel deep sympathy for: · The judge said he had the deepest sympathy for Maria's situation, but that he had no option but to sentence her. ► feel for to sympathize very strongly and sincerely with someone who has problems, is suffering etc: · Of course I feel for him - he's my brother. But he did bring it on himself.· You couldn't help but feel for Charles. He'd been so unlucky in life. ► pity to feel very sorry for someone who is in a much worse situation than you: · I pity anyone who has to feed a family on such a low income.· I don't want you to pity me - I just want you to help me.· He felt pity for Marla out there all by herself in some little nowhere town. ► my heart goes out to spoken use this to say that you feel extremely sorry for someone, especially because something very sad has happened to them: · I know how awfully disappointed you must be, and my heart goes out to you.· My heart went out to all those poor little children standing shivering in the cold. ► take pity on to feel sorry for someone and do something to help them: · The old couple, poor as they were, took pity on her and gave her food.· We walked on through the pouring rain until a kind driver took pity on us and offered us a ride. ► understand to realize that someone is unhappy or having problems, and behave kindly to them: · I'm sure if you talk to your boss, he'll understand.· You can only apologize, and hope that she'll understand.understand why/what/how: · I completely understand how things are when money is tight.· We're trying very hard to understand what she's going through. to have a particular opinion► think : think (that) · We didn't think that the concert was very good.· She thinks I'm crazy to leave my job.· I thought we had a good meeting yesterday.what do you think of somebody/something (=what is your opinion about them?) · What did you think of the new car? Did you drive it? ► believe to have an opinion that you are sure is right, especially about something important such as life, religion, or politics: believe (that): · The party believes strongly that health care should be provided for everyone.· We believe human rights are more important than economic considerations. ► feel to have a strong opinion, but one which is based on your feelings rather than on facts: feel (that): · Liz's parents feel she isn't old enough to leave home.· I feel that we're just beginning to make progress, and that it would be wrong to stop now. ► figure especially American, informal to develop a particular opinion about a situation after considering it carefully: · What do you figure his chances of winning are?figure (that): · The operation went fine, and they figure he'll be home next week.· I'm telling you because I figure you're the only one who can keep a secret. ► reckon especially British, informal to have a particular opinion about something or someone: · What do you reckon - would this make a good present for Donald's birthday?reckon (that): · They reckon the French team's better than ours.be reckoned to be something: · This hotel is reckoned to be one of the best in the country. ► consider formal to have an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about them: consider somebody/something something: · We do not consider this film suitable for young children.· I would consider it an honour to serve on the Executive Committee.consider somebody/something to be something: · She is considered to be one of the finest pianists of her generation. ► regard/see to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thing: regard somebody/something as something: · She regards herself more as an entertainer than a singer.· America was seen as the land of opportunity.· Several members of the government have said they regard the Minister's statement as ridiculous. ► think of somebody/something as/look on somebody/something as to think that someone or something is a particular kind of person or thing, especially when your opinion is wrong, unusual, or unfair: · Most people think of Leonardo da Vinci as a great artist, but he was also a great scientist.· Learning a language should be thought of as a natural process.· Even doctors may look on these patients as drug addicts and treat them as social outcasts. ► take the view that/be of the opinion that to decide to have a particular opinion about a situation or about life in general, especially when other people have different opinions - use this in formal or written contexts: · Nineteenth century scientists took the view that the Universe was meaningless.· Aristotle was of the opinion that there would always be rich and poor within society.· The committee is of the opinion that the contract is not legally binding. ► be recognized/acknowledged as to be thought of as being important or very good by a large number of people: · Von Braun was then acknowledged as the world's foremost expert on rocket engineering.· Lawrence's novel was rejected at first, but it later came to be recognized as a work of genius. what something feels like when you touch it► feel : feel feel adjective · The stones felt rough and warm under my feet.· My skin felt waxy and I wanted to bathe.feel like something · Good imitation leather looks and feels like the real thing. ► to the touch if something is cold, hard, soft etc to the touch , it feels cold, hard etc: · Cotton sheets are cool and smooth to the touch.· Water the soil when it becomes dry to the touch. · The dog's luxurious golden coat was thick and oily to the touch. ► texture the way the surface of something feels, especially how rough or smooth it feels: · The wood in the table had a lovely smooth texture.coarse/smooth/gritty etc in texture: · Cotton is coarser in texture than silk. to put your hand on someone or something► touch to put your fingers or hand onto someone or something: · Don't touch the plates - they're hot!· I cut my knee last week, and it still hurts if I touch it.· Barry never lets anyone touch the piano.· "What are you thinking?" she asked, touching his arm. ► feel to touch something in order to find out how hard or soft, hot, cold etc it is: · Just feel this material - it's so soft!· The nurse felt his forehead to see if he had a fever.· "The flowers look so real - I can't believe they're silk," she said, feeling the petals. ► run your hand over/along/across/through etc to move your hand over something and feel the surface of it: · She ran her hand over the satiny black surface of the piano.· The man took off his cap and ran his hand through his thick brown hair.· I ran my hand along the wall, looking for a light switch. ► rub to move your hands or fingers quickly backwards and forwards over part of your body, while pressing down, especially in order to make a pain less severe: · Colin yawned and rubbed his eyes.· Could you rub my neck? It's really stiff.· Bill had fallen on the path and was rubbing his knee. ► scratch to rub your finger nails hard on part of your skin, for example because it itches: · Don't scratch - the rash will get infected.· He sat scratching his head, trying to think of the answer.· There's a spot in the middle of my back that itches - can you scratch it for me? ► fiddle with to hold something small in your hands and keep moving it around, especially because you are nervous or bored: · She fiddled nervously with her watch strap.· Stop fiddling with your toys and pay attention. to want something or want to do something► want · My parents moved out of London because they wanted a bigger house.· Do you want milk in your coffee?want to do something · What do you want to do at the weekend?· Stacey wants to be a doctor.want somebody to do something · She wants Tom to come to her party.what somebody wants is · What we want is a car that's cheap and reliable.if you want (to) · You can go back to bed for a while if you want. ► would like especially spoken use this as a polite way of asking for something, offering something, or saying what you want to do: · We'd like some information about flights to Chicago, please.· Would you like some more coffee?would like to do something: · I'd like to reserve a room for Saturday.· Would you like to borrow this book?would like somebody to do something: · We would like you to attend an interview at 3:30 on Friday. ► feel like especially spoken to want to have something or do something, because you think you would enjoy it: · I feel like a long, hot soak in the bath.· It's a lovely day - do you feel like a walk?feel like doing something: · I feel like watching a movie tonight. ► wouldn't mind spoken to want to do or have something, but not very strongly: · I wouldn't mind another cup of coffee. How about you?I wouldn't mind doing something: · It was a really good play. I wouldn't mind seeing it again. ► wish formal to want to do something: wish to do something: · I wish to purchase a second house in the UK for investment purposes.· Anyone wishing to order the book should send a cheque to the publishers.if you wish: · Everyone has the right to smoke if they wish, but not the right to ruin the health of those around them. ► I wouldn't say no say this when you would like to do or have something: · "How about a girls' night out on the town?" "I wouldn't say no!"I wouldn't say no to: · I wouldn't say no to a glass of whisky! ► be interested in to think that you may want to do something, buy something, or get involved in something: · Melanie wants to be a lawyer, and Sam's interested in a career in teaching.be interested in doing something: · We're interested in buying an apartment downtown.· Would you be interested in going to the theatre with me on Friday? I have two tickets for "The King and I". ► fancy British informal to want to have or do something: · Do you fancy a drink?· I think he's always fancied a car like Lizzie's.fancy doing something: · I really fancy going for a swim. ► take your fancy informal if something takes your fancy , you want to do or have it as soon as you see it or think of it: · We could go to the movies or go out for a meal -- whatever takes your fancy.· She wandered around the market stalls, stopping occasionally to look at something that took her fancy. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► feel fine/good/comfortable etc  I’m feeling a little better today. Marie immediately felt guilty. ► feel as if/as though  When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down. ► felt like  I felt like I’d really achieved something. ► feel smooth/cold/damp etc  Her hands felt rough. The house felt hot and stuffy. ► feel as if/as though  My leg feels as if it’s broken. ► feels like  It’s nice fabric – it feels like velvet. ► It felt  It felt wonderful to be wearing clean clothes again. ► it feel  How does it feel to be 40? ► it ... feels like  It’s been a year since her daughter died, but to her, it still feels like yesterday. ► feel sure/certain (=think that something is definitely true) She felt sure she’d made the right decision. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be/feel afraid  There’s no need to be afraid. ► look/feel your age (=look or feel as old as you really are)· The singer is 46, but she doesn’t look her age at all.· I keep getting aches in my legs and I’m starting to feel my age. ► feel ... alive  It was the kind of morning when you wake up and feel really alive. ► feeling all right  Are you feeling all right? ► felt so alone  I cried like a child because I felt so alone. ► a feeling of anger · He was overcome by a sudden feeling of anger against the people who had put him there. ► feel/suffer from anxiety · The child may feel anxiety about being away from home. ► feeling ... better  I’m feeling much better, thank you. ► feeling ... blue  I’ve been feeling kind of blue. ► feel a bond · The people of the island feel a strong bond with each other. ► look/sound/feel bored · Some of the students were starting to look bored. ► feel a right/proper charlie (=feel very stupid) ► feel comfortable · You’ll probably feel most comfortable wearing cotton clothes. ► feel committed · I never really felt committed to the job. ► feel/show/have compassion  Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime? ► felt compelled  She felt compelled to resign because of the scandal. ► have/feel no compunction about (doing) something  He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs. ► feel concern · A lot of people felt some concern about the proposal. ► feel ... confident  I feel quite confident about the future. ► feel ... confident  I feel much more confident about myself and my abilities these days. ► feel confident  He began to feel confident that Zaborski was only guessing. ► have/feel/show etc nothing but contempt · The public should have nothing but contempt for bad journalism. ► convey a feeling · How could he convey his feelings for her? ► feel like crying · I feel like crying every time I think about that day. ► felt ... daunted  He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. ► feel depressed · The boy said he was unhappy at school and felt depressed. ► a sense/feeling of disappointment · For days he couldn't get over his sense of deep disappointment. ► feeling distinctly  Paul was left feeling distinctly foolish. ► feel dizzy  The heat and the champagne made him feel dizzy. ► a sense/feeling of doom · Everyone in the business has a feeling of doom at the moment. ► feel an effect (=notice it)· Small companies will feel the effect of the recession first. ► felt elated  He felt elated and mildly drunk. ► feel embarrassed · I felt embarrassed that he had seen me cry. ► feel/experience an emotion · Seeing him with his new wife, she felt emotions that she did not want to feel again. ► feeling empty  The divorce left him feeling empty and bitter. ► be/feel enthusiastic · The Irish are very enthusiastic about horse racing. ► a sense/feeling of excitement · He woke up that morning with a feeling of excitement. ► feel ... faint  The heat made him feel quite faint. ► feel fine  I feel fine, really. ► look/feel foolish  He’d been made to look foolish. ► funny feeling  I had a funny feeling something was going to happen. ► feel funny  I always feel funny after a long car ride. ► feel giddy  Greg stared down from the seventh floor and began to feel giddy. ► felt a glow of  Sophie felt a glow of pride. ► feeling ... good  Lyn’s not feeling too good today. ► feel gratitude · He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea. ► a feeling/sense of gratitude · She had a sudden feeling of gratitude towards him. ► sound/taste/smell/feel etc great  I worked out this morning and I feel great. You look great in that dress. ► felt ... groggy  I felt really groggy after 15 hours on the plane. ► felt ... grotty  The next day I felt a bit grotty. ► feel guilt · She didn’t feel any guilt; she had done nothing wrong. ► a feeling/sense of guilt (also guilt feelings)· I had a permanent feeling of guilt that I didn't see Mum and Dad as often as I should. ► feel ... guilty  I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again. ► a feeling of happiness · Being by the ocean gave her a feeling of great happiness. ► felt happier  I’ve never felt happier in my life. ► be/feel happy for somebody  What a wonderful opportunity! I’m so happy for you. ► feel hatred · It was terrifying to know that someone could feel such hatred towards me. ► somebody can’t help feeling/thinking/wondering etc something  I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn’t help thinking about the past. ► be/feel honour bound to do something (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)· My father felt honour bound to help his sister. ► I have a horrible feeling that  I have a horrible feeling that we’re going to miss the plane. ► felt hurt  Rachel felt hurt and betrayed. ► feel ill · I’ve been feeling ill since I woke up this morning. ► feel the impact of something · The industry has felt the impact of rising fuel prices. ► a sense/feeling of importance (=a feeling that you are an important person)· Sitting behind the big desk gave her a feeling of importance. ► feel important  They carry guns because it makes them feel important. ► have/feel an impulse to · Rosa had an impulse to tell Henry the truth. ► feel inadequate  The teacher made us feel inadequate and stupid if we made mistakes. ► feel so inclined  You can visit our chat rooms, if you feel so inclined. ► feel inferior · Women are made to feel inferior by men's violence towards them. ► sense/feeling of inferiority  He had a deep-rooted feeling of inferiority. ► felt ... insecure  She felt lonely and insecure away from her family. ► feel jealousy · He felt a lot of jealousy at the thought of her with Tony. ► a feeling of joy · A feeling of total joy swept over him. ► feel/experience joy · He had never felt the joy of watching the seasons come and go. ► felt a kinship  He felt a kinship with the only other American on the base. ► look/sound/feel/taste/seem like  The garden looked like a jungle. At last he felt like a real soldier. ► a lived-in look/feel  The most fashionable jeans this winter have a lived-in look. ► feel loyalty towards somebody/something · Marco felt an intense loyalty to his native country. ► feel lucky · I feel so incredibly lucky to have had that experience. ► feeling miserable  I spent the weekend feeling miserable. ► felt muzzy  Juliet’s head felt muzzy, and she hoped she hadn’t a cold coming on. ► nagging feeling/doubt/suspicion etc  There was still a nagging doubt in the back of her mind. ► felt ... naked  Standing in front on his first day of teaching, Brad felt completely naked. ► nasty feeling/suspicion  I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen. ► a feeling of nausea · Many women have feelings of nausea in early pregnancy. ► felt ... nauseous  I felt slightly nauseous. ► feel nervous · He looked at her for so long that she began to feel nervous. ► feel nostalgia · He didn't feel any nostalgia for his school days. ► a feeling/sense of nostalgia · Did it give you a sense of nostalgia to see the play on Broadway again? ► feel ... nostalgic  Seeing those old school photographs has made me feel quite nostalgic. ► feel an obligation · When his mother died, he felt an obligation to continue her work. ► feel obliged to do something (=feel that you have a duty to do something) Many parents feel obliged to pay for at least part of the wedding. ► feel/look/sound offended  Stella was beginning to feel a little offended. ► feel OK  Do you feel OK now? ► feel pain · The dentist told me that I wouldn’t feel any pain. ► feel panic · He felt a mild panic. ► a sense/feeling of panic · She looked out to sea with a rising sense of panic. ► feeling ... peckish  She was feeling a bit peckish. ► feel pity (for somebody) · No one can look at these photographs and not feel pity. ► a feeling/sense of pity · Annie experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man. ► felt proprietorial  She felt proprietorial about the valley. ► check/feel somebody's pulse · The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse. ► feel for a pulse (=try to find and check someone's pulse)· I felt for a pulse, but I couldn't find one. ► feel queasy  The sea got rougher, and I began to feel queasy. ► felt queasy  Many Democrats felt queasy about the issue. ► feeling ... randy  She was feeling very randy. ► feel relief · I felt nothing but relief when it was over. ► a sense/feeling of relief · She was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief. ► feel relieved · She was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go. ► feel resentment · He felt resentment at the criticism. ► feel safe  She doesn’t feel safe in the house on her own. ► feel satisfaction · As she looked at what she had created, she felt a quiet satisfaction. ► a sense/feeling of satisfaction · Performing such a difficult piece gave her a deep sense of satisfaction. ► feel scared · She was beginning to feel a bit scared. ► get/feel/be seasick  Hal was seasick almost at once. ► feel secure  Workers no longer feel secure about the future. ► feel/have/experience a sensation · He felt a tingling sensation down his left side. ► feel/have a sense of something · I felt a great sense of pride. ► share a feeling · I know that many people do not share my feelings. ► felt ... shiver  She felt a shiver of apprehension. ► had ... sinking feeling  I had a sinking feeling inside as I realized I was going to fail yet again. ► felt slighted  Derek felt slighted when no one phoned him back. ► feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself) It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault. ► feel special  a teacher who made every child feel special ► feeling the squeeze  All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze (=noticing the effects of a difficult financial situation). ► felt stiff  I never felt stiff after training until I was in my thirties. ► a strong feeling · I have a lot of strong feelings on the issue. ► have/feel sympathy for somebody · It’s hard not to feel sympathy for the losing team. ► feel a thrill written:· I felt a thrill of anticipation as I waited for her train to arrive. ► tingling feeling/sensation  Graham felt a tingling sensation in his hand. ► unconscious feeling/desire/need etc  an unconscious need to be loved ► sense/feeling of unease  As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease. public unease about defence policy ► feel unhappy · After a while I didn’t feel quite so unhappy. ► feel/have an urge · I still sometimes feel an urge to have a cigarette. ► a vague sense/feeling · She had a vague feeling that she had let something important slip away. ► feeling weak  The illness left her feeling weak. ► feel welcome  I didn’t feel welcome in the club. ► make ... feel welcome  We try to make the new students feel welcome. ► feel ... well  I don’t feel very well. ► a sense/feeling of well-being  A good meal promotes a feeling of well-being. ► feel ... well-disposed  I did not feel particularly well-disposed towards him. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► better · When they began to move the flow of blood came back to their stiffened limbs and they felt better.· Young said it felt better on Monday, and he hoped to practice Thursday or Friday.· When the giant dresser disappeared for ever I felt better still.· I wanted to be so independent, but here I am waiting for some man to make me feel better about myself.· We'd got some work behind us at last, and felt better for it.· I guess if it makes you feel better, you should do it. ► so · Poor little thing, she would be feeling so lonely and frightened, and Jean's kind heart went out to her.· But they also told these stories because they felt so disturbed by the alienation and hostility of some black students.· I felt so cross with myself, so stupid for wearing a short skirt.· I feel so overwhelmed with hopelessness.· Sadness over mining deaths I FEEL so incredibly sad about the miners who died and were hurt at Wearmouth Colliery.· I feel so fortunate to be back.· Why did it have to make her feel so horrid and ashamed?· Have you felt so proud to get at the meaning of poems? ► still · Nightmare wore off somewhat during the day, but still feel things have gone awry since the weekend.· Seeing events from this perspective, I felt and still feel justified in defending Jack.· I took her hand in mine and it was warm, and I felt still that strong persistent throb of life.· He was a winner who still felt he could challenge the field each and every week.· Then she tantalisingly hints at the bitterness she still feels towards his first wife.· She could still feel the points in her throat where the Nina Thing's fingers had fastened.· I still felt a hunger inside me. NOUN► need · By then he felt no need to take William Joyce with him.· Why he felt the need to record these deaths he could not explain.· Yet even when they are, we feel the need to justify them; which is where Rollin resorts to moral theory.· Very briefly, closing her eyes, Kathy felt the need to cry.· I feel the need for another fattening snack.· Why did Joe Fogarty feel the need to protect Jack Diamond?· Roughly half the children who are adopted feel an urgent need to discover their origins.· They felt a desperate need for credible values and a personal spiritual center. ► sense · He felt a sense of guilt but at the same time knew he could never have spoken to her anyway.· He feels, in a sense, betrayed.· I feel strongly now the sense of other worlds, worlds which I will never know.· For the first time in many years, maybe ever, he felt a sense of sureness about himself.· Charles felt an uncomfortable sense of urgency.· As a black woman, I want to feel a greater sense of control.· Again he felt that sense of an unseen force, an intense will. VERB► make · It does mean we have to make extra effort to make visitors and newcomers feel welcome.· Most important, their impact rests on how they made you feel about yourself.· We may succumb to flattery because it makes us feel good.· I laughed at how easily the man could make me feel like a fool.· Somehow it made even him feel uncomfortable.· Other questions have more to do with making the recipient feel safe than with medicine.· People like feeling pity for people, it makes them feel lucky.· The situation made me feel like an applicant who is absurdly unqualified for a job-or a felon appearing before a parole board. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► feel around/on/in etc something (for something) After she had put the phone down, she felt in a daze. I returned to my book, the hot feeling in my face returned to its rightful place. One of my reasons for becoming involved in Westland was that I felt in some respects that I owed them something. She was not feeling in the least cheerful however when the taxi dropped her off at Ven's home. She would understand; that was how he felt in the stores. This feeling in turn hardens into lack of interest in work. Whether you feel in any way responsible depends on your viewpoint. ► feel the force/effects/benefits etc of something Both say they now feel the effects of alcohol far sooner than when they smoked. He feels the effects of the night before, of a beat struck many times last night and last year. His body was slack, and as he grew colder and more tired, he felt the force of his will diminish. Kodak felt the effects of the anemic retail environment in December, the worst holiday shopping season since the 1991 recession. Southern California residents will feel the benefits of the new fuel, rather than see them. The next hour passed amiably, by which time the two of them began to feel the effects of the day. This force is universal, that is, every particle feels the force of gravity, according to its mass or energy. When they speak, I feel the force of history bearing down on me. ► feel the need to do something Some magazines feel the need to be controversial. Adult players, by contrast, feel the need to equip themselves with the best. Don't you feel the need to pray? Nevertheless, I feel the need to unburden myself in print. She considered tracking them, but didn't feel the need to make any particular point of it. She had hoped that after so long here nomole would ever feel the need to ask her. They feel the need to inject young and hungry talent into the bank's deliberations at the highest level. Why he felt the need to record these deaths he could not explain. ► feel your way He felt his way across the room, and found the door handle. As she felt her way forward, suddenly a knight on horseback galloped past her. During their sophomore and junior years, many feel their way toward active participation in one or more facets of college life. He feels his way through the bowels of the city, conscious of the weight of civilisation above him. I felt my way around like a blind man and lay down on the bed. I said, feeling my way. Then, as John began to climb to where the other had been, Nicholas felt his way to the fallen sapper. Two men feeling their way out on to the bridge. We scraped along, edged forward, bumping into one another, feeling our way deeper and deeper into the church. ► feel free "Can I use the microwave?" "Oh, feel free." "I hope you don't mind if I use your phone." "Of course not. Feel free." Please feel free to stop me and ask questions whenever you like. But she tells me she still does not feel free. Help him or her feel free to talk. How did you say you felt free for the first time in your life? I felt free in a new way. If not, feel free to discard them and draw your own. If you should wish to look inside the packet, before sending it, feel free to do so. So he felt free to go for broke. So how is it they feel free to ask those parallel questions of other people? ► I know (just/exactly) how you feel I have a sudden urge to touch her, to hold her, to tell her I know how she feels. I knew how he felt about me -- a short blind boy who hated leather basketballs. I know how he feels about me! I know how you feel about it ... You would rather wait - wait till we're married. I know how you feel, Doyle thought. I know how you feel, they're all or nothing. You ran a decent campaign, John, and I know how it feels to lose. ► not feel yourself I just haven't been feeling myself lately. He had not felt himself a part of what governments decided. He had not felt himself bound by their rules - basically, he hadn't felt himself. ► feel your age You really start to feel you age when you spend time around these kids. By not feeling my age and by having energy and vigour. However, she was beginning to feel her age and could not face an argument until it was unavoidable. Make me feel my age, tell you the truth! Other times you don't feel your age at all. The journey was the longest he had ridden for several years and he was feeling his age. Treat your skin to Empathy and it will never feel its age. Unfortunately, this is just at the time when a woman is starting to feel her age, so is especially vulnerable. ► feel the cold/heat But this sector was the first to feel the heat of intense competition and spiralling development costs. He could feel the heat as he entered. He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold. He must have been feeling the heat with all that weight to carry about, but he looked quite cheerful and relaxed. I felt the heat hit my face as I stared through the opening with narrowed eyes. Meanwhile, several small fire districts in San Diego County are feeling the heat from Proposition 218. You can feel the cold winds whipping across the barren island of Smuttynose as Maren relates her disturbing story. ► feel a death/a loss etc Subjects began to feel a loss of control of the course of their thinking. ► feel like (doing) something I just don't feel like doing anything tonight. Joe says he feels like Mexican food. But the whole thing feels like a retread. He feels like the captain of a sleeping ship, alone at the helm, steering his oblivious crew through dangerous seas. I hang up, feeling like a wind-up toy. She felt like screaming at him, but she was determined not to lose her self-control. The careful procession into the Hall had felt like a kind of funeral. They stepped forward, and his muscles stiffened until they felt like bone. You made me feel like I was your family, a part of you. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► look/feel awful You look awful - what's wrong? Every time we lose, I just feel awful inside. For all her cheerfulness it was painfully obvious that she was feeling awful. He took it away and tried to look normal but he felt awful. I felt awful, ill, all beaten up. In fact she felt awful, nauseous and light-headed and clammy. Oh, and did we mention the damn stuff looked awful, stunk and tasted lousy? The next morning I felt awful. Tom felt quite confident of his safety, but physically he felt awful. ► feel bad I feel bad about not going to Debbie's party, but I've just got too much to do. I feel bad about what I said. Things haven't been easy for either of us. I felt bad about not being able to come last night. I should have told Helen I was sorry. I feel really bad that I didn't. We had a long talk about it afterwards and I know she felt bad. Being with the nuns only made it feel worse. Continually feeling bad about how your body looks limits your self-esteem, which eventually undercuts your immune power. Do I feel bad, exploited, put down? I felt bad about David, whose roots are in labor. It's very ... I felt bad afterwards. That makes me feel bad because I don't want to go anywhere else. Turning the mirror over, I feel worse than before. Whenever I go to London I feel bad for Georgie. ► feel/be beholden to somebody Ludwig is beholden to the President, who gave him his job. I don't like to be beholden to anybody, I like to be my own boss. There was no longer any need for her to be beholden to Fen Marshall. Yet most judges I know are beholden to Power-by that I mean unalterably pledged to the dominant force of the system. ► feel/know something in your bones I know nothing's ever going to happen - I can feel it in my bones. And he was innocent of murder; she felt it in her bones. He could feel it in his bones, and he knew he could trust the feeling. He felt sure in his bones that their man would try something tonight. I can feel it in my bones. She could feel it in her bones. Something was very wrong, she could feel it in her bones, but what was it? The fog horn started booming, a deep, thrilling vibration that Madame Astarti could feel resonate in her bones. ► be/feel bound to do something Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel. If you were married to me I wouldn't expect you to be bound to the house all day, every day. It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond. Just as, in writing, I think little men should be bound to mere journeyman work.. She seemed unwilling to acknowledge that this might not be wise and would be bound to cause her parents concern. Some human would be bound to see you. They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation. ► feel boxed in Married for only six months, Dawn already felt boxed in. ► feel/look like a million bucks► be/feel called to do something Back then, people believed they were called to the ministry. Father really felt he was called to preach by God. Paul and his helpers were called to be missionaries for Jesus Christ. Sandy felt called to do missionary work. But the most controversial is expected to be called to the witness stand. He said that the police would be called to investigate Dempsey and he would be out of a job. How many more outrageous examples of excess in political fund raising and spending do they need to be called to action? Managers who live in the hotel usually have regular work schedules, but they may be called to work at any time. Responsibility refers to the liability of a person to be called to account for his/her actions and results. The general meeting of the shareholders of the target company may be called to decide upon defence measures. We are praying that very ordinary people will be called to a very special task. Why, then, should lawyers be called to task for protecting the rights of the accused under the Constitution? ► feel cheated Many of the workers feel cheated by not getting their bonuses. But they do, and then feel cheated. Fear of litigation by shareholders who felt cheated quickly established this practice after some early abuses. If you do, your readers are likely to feel cheated. It revealed Docherty to be a witty, compulsive and outspoken man who feels cheated by the past. Magnanimously, I jumped in and offered to pay the discount difference so that my dining friend would not feel cheated. Nor is she the only one who feels cheated by Death Row. Sherman was relieved for a moment, but then he felt cheated. ► be/feel/look/get cold Aren't you cold? Come inside before you get cold. But no, he decided, the boss was getting colder and colder and his voice quieter. He was getting cold, too. It was getting cold in the room. My chips will be cold by now. She felt cold and sick and wished she could crawl away and lie down. She was afraid his skin would be cold. Since we were making plans to camp at Mammoth, we expected it to be cold. Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute. ► be/feel conflicted (about something)► be/feel constrained to do something I feel constrained to tell the truth. Alternatively, the collective good is seen as paramount, and individual freedom must be constrained to achieve that collective good. Because they are unsure of their male identities, they feel constrained to prove them continually. Mr. Davis felt constrained to accept that such a case might be within the purview of the legislation. Republicans who used to back it because the president liked it will no longer feel constrained to do so. You could take Richard anywhere too but you would feel constrained to keep explaining he was a genius. ► cop a feel► look/feel like death warmed up► be/feel disinclined to do something The President said that he was disinclined to send in American troops. He felt disinclined to argue while the calendar was there to remind him that he was down to his last twenty-five days. ► be/feel/seem etc disposed to do something Congress has had a torrent of learned advice on this amendment, none of which it seems disposed to listen to. Ernest Conway had never felt disposed to adopt a conventional, benign, grandfatherly role. Gradually the talkative groups settled into a contented silence, but no one seemed disposed to go to sleep. Headteachers say governors come to school on special occasions but don't seem disposed to become involved more routinely in school affairs. James didn't seem disposed to take the hint. Seb's father was a large, comfortable-looking man who did not seem disposed to make a fuss. The brothers exchanged glances, neither saying a word, though they seemed disposed to. The very houses seemed disposed to pack up and take trips. ► look/feel etc like nothing on earth► feel-good film/programme/music etc► feel-good factor► (be/feel) like a fish out of water I felt like a fish out of water. In his first interview since the move, he still looks like a fish out of water. ► somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something► feel free But she tells me she still does not feel free. Help him or her feel free to talk. How did you say you felt free for the first time in your life? I felt free in a new way. If not, feel free to discard them and draw your own. If you should wish to look inside the packet, before sending it, feel free to do so. So he felt free to go for broke. So how is it they feel free to ask those parallel questions of other people? ► the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc It represents the germ of an idea which someday might explode into a national objective. ► look/feel ghastly Anders was already in his bunk, looking ghastly. If the old man had looked ill in the train, he looked ghastly now. Jacqui looked ghastly when she opened the door. She was sober now but she felt ghastly. They both looked ghastly white and tense. ► feel your gorge rise Wendy and I felt our gorge rise, and simply could not eat. ► gut reaction/feeling/instinct But my gut reaction was that, despite his reputation for being hot tempered, he was a friendly, likable child. For the ordinary viewer, logical argument gives way to his or her gut reactions and personal experience in responding to people. I have a gut feeling that the old partnerships between nature and culture have momentarily slipped out of our reach. It is more a gut feeling-a visceral distrust of foreigners. It was just a gut feeling, a sense of unease. Male speaker There's gut feeling amongst the officers on the ground that it may be drugs related. Personal reflections My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts, and I've never used them. We worked on gut feeling and it was very difficult to control and manage all the development work because of the technology involved. ► be/feel hard done by Having played in the previous winning Eisenhower Trophy team with distinction I think he can feel hard done by. The idea of a passenger going without pudding and then leaving the aircraft feeling hard done by troubles them. Thomas felt hard done by, contested the will and lost. To any readers who feel hard done by or annoyed please accept my sincere apologies. You've every right to feel hard done by, so don't start thinking that you're being selfish. ► feel/look like hell He looks like hell and sounds awful, but then, as he's the first to admit, he always did. In that case I would peak earlier and higher and then feel like hell for the rest of the day. ► not be/feel/seem herself► not be/feel/seem himself He had not felt himself a part of what governments decided. He had not felt himself bound by their rules - basically, he hadn't felt himself. ► make somebody feel at home He had done his best to make Harvey feel at home. It is our duty to make them feel at home here. Or some chum of Matt's put it there to make him feel at home. The g was less, and that made me feel at home. Tourists too can expect a right Royal welcome, for the traditional friendliness of the islanders makes everyone feel at home. ► be/feel at home As it was with Kip, Martinez seemed to be at home with himself. But it is here, at this Hillcrest hospital, where he feels at home. Edwin was the only one in the family who felt at home in Los Angeles and remained there. The g was less, and that made me feel at home. This immediate social environment is merely that in which he feels at home. With the politics of action too, I feel at home. Would she ever feel at home in this relentless, pitiless city? ► be/feel honour bound to do something Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it. ► be/feel honoured (to do something) But, of course, writing something into a constitution does not necessarily mean that it will be honoured in practice. Existing hardware support and service agreements will be honoured, it says. Going down now to a place where his certainties would finally be honoured. He doubted if his hatred of Dysart could even be honoured with the description of revenge. He, too. is convinced that a contract signed has to be honoured. In such cases the courts have said that the promise must be honoured. Individual boatmen should also be honoured through clubs nominating skippers for their ability to find fish and their helpfulness towards anglers. It should be remembered, and she should be honoured for it. ► I don’t feel too hot/so hot/very hot► be/feel inclined (to do something) After reading this book, you might be inclined to think so. I would be inclined to add an external canister filter to your set-up, such as an Eheim 2215. I would be inclined to remove the odd fish, though. Still, when he makes a statement such as you refer to, I would be inclined to believe him. The faster the heart beats the more rapidly we may be inclined to breathe and the more oxygen we take in. The Fed chief implied the central bank might be inclined to wait until its March 20 meeting before taking such a step. We might be inclined to reject the arrangement because it seems unattractive and not what we want. We naturally feel inclined to reject these theories for that reason. ► feel like/turn to jelly► be/feel left out The whole time I went to the youth group I felt completely left out. A man can feel left out during pregnancy. But some will be left out. Can it really be left out? Gwendolen McEwen had always felt left out when her schoolfriends went to see their grandparents, because she had none. Had we picked Emburey, I think Willis would have been the one to be left out. It was a testimonial to his personality that he could take his roots with him without making others feel left out. They tried to see she didn't feel left out but Jean is very shy and sensitive. Those waiting for Washington to successfully deal with these issues will be left out in the cold. ► feel/be lost I'd be lost without all your help. Energy expressed in a passive way is lost for ever. I walked on and yet it was all new and different and I realized I was lost again. I was lost in a little ocean of fog. Many pilots will drift into other careers and be lost to the industry for good. Some will revel in having more time for themselves; others will feel lost. Sometimes, valuable time can be lost. The sickening feel of woollen gloves being pulled on to your hands and hitting and blunting your fingertips so touch was lost. To his bemusement there was no chill, or else the chill was lost on him. ► feel lousy He had himself escaped, but, he said matter-of-factly, he had always felt lousy about the others. I feel lousy when I have some terrific game to review and there's no space on my hard drive for it. I was prepared to feel lousy and to continue to feel lousy. One time after a close loss, I told him I felt lousy and I didn't want to go shake hands. Will you spend the rest of the day feeling lousy? ► look/feel like a million dollars/bucks I felt like a million dollars. ► be/feel in the mood (for something)► not feel/be myself► be/feel like a new man/woman► be/feel obligated A.. No, but they usually do because they feel obligated to follow the wishes of the caucus-goers. Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do. Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad. I don't know how she put up with it but she said she felt obligated. You can make people follow you by scaring them, and you can make people follow by having them feel obligated. ► be/feel/look like your old self After five months in the hospital, I'm feeling like my old self again. ► feel peculiar/come over all peculiar► feel the pinch Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch from the economic crisis. Chichester was not the only Sussex town to feel the pinch of economic decay. He felt the pinch of depravity. In addition, parish priests were feeling the pinch through reduced income from alms and tithes. Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch. Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20 and its clear commuters are feeling the pinch. Schools in the poorest areas, already short of resources, are certainly feeling the pinch. Small businesses dependent on the government also are feeling the pinch. ► make your presence felt Bruce wasted little time making his presence felt by scoring in the first ten minutes of the game. A sense of urgency begins to make its presence felt. After two miles of road, and maybe the first blisters and unknown muscles making their presence felt, came the test! But Kiker quickly made his presence felt. Eva was more used to making her presence felt. In music, art, architecture, and so on, they make their presence felt. She was a very pretty girl and made her presence felt almost at once. Some ant cuckoo females make their presence felt in more dramatic fashion. There were also other things moving around and making their presence felt. ► feel/be put out A very limited edition single was put out by Red Rhino, to promote the album it was actually unable to release. Could they not be put out to stud? I think it's understandable if Trevor was put out by this favoured treatment Sinatra got. Not surprisingly they take the easy way out when food is put out for them each day. That team was nowhere near as good as the sides Leeds are putting out now. The match was put out for new offers and Kasparov is due to make an announcement in London on March 22. There was no trust and everybody was putting out fires. When you are reacting, you are putting out fires. ► be/feel ready for something Crews had to be ready for hostile fire from the ground. He seems to be ready for the more burdensome necessities of the job. I think he will be ready for a place in the 2003 World Cup... perhaps. It must be child development with this goal: that every child be ready for school when that child comes of age. Manufacture is now proceeding and the equipment will be ready for installation on Reactor 2 in May 1993. Novel No. 80 should be ready for publication soon. Pitching coach Dave Wallace said that Radinsky still has time to be ready for the season opener. The financial statement will be ready for the A.G.M. The donations from the general public show a decrease on previous years. ► feel rotten I've felt rotten all day. If Rosa Lee felt like having a good time, or felt rotten, she would get high. ► feel rough Don't get up if you're feeling rough - I'll bring you some breakfast in bed. Liz said she was feeling pretty rough yesterday -- I don't think she'll come to work today. A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot. The altitude had suddenly hit her and she was feeling rough. The skin feels rough and dry like the bark of trees. We say this as readily as we say that they taste sweet, feel rough, or look red. ► shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc As a solo instrument following a melodic line, the violin can convey every imaginable shade of feeling. From a sociologist's point of view, work has shades of meaning which are individual to each of us. In this more tolerant environment several newspapers representing different shades of opinion have already sprung up, especially in the urban areas. It represented all shades of opinion, but it was dominated by Sukarno. There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt. These two directions or shades of opinion are not necessarily as starkly polarised as may appear. To teach me to perceive the shades of beauty and the shades of meaning ... ► feel/look like shit I woke up with a hangover and felt like shit for the rest of the day. And it used to make me feel like shit to hear that. Everytime I am about to go to a cup match I imagine myself travelling back home feeling like shit. Here goes ... I expected to look like shit but this was ridiculous. I try to think of nice ways to comment on his appearance without saying he looks like shit. It's a terrible thing to be told that and then to do what the director says and it feels like shit. The school made you feel like shit. We really do look like shit. You looked like shit the other night. ► feel sick He developed a severe headache and felt very sick by day three. I felt sick after I ate all that candy. I had no urge to smoke when I was pregnant. It made me feel sick to my stomach. If you feel sick, there's the bowl, okay? We'd only been in the car two minutes when David said he felt sick. When I was pregnant, the smell of coffee made me feel sick to my stomach. He felt good and then felt sick about the way he had pissed him off on the phone like that. He is talking directly to us and we do feel sick. I feel sick, and we still have a few minutes left. I looked at the picture and felt sick. It smears my file, and I feel sick every time I look at it. Sometimes after I watch a match, I feel sick because of it. We crossed the street, I felt sick. When he heard the girls were dead he felt sick. ► sinking feeling And Dot had a sinking feeling because she realized she'd known all along even though she hadn't wanted to. And so we got on that old boat, and I had the worst sinking feeling. But the sight of pink carpe: and pink walls gave him a distinct sinking feeling. It was enough to give serious journalists a sinking feeling. People who lived through the Clinton impeachment are entitled to get a sinking feeling. Then, with a sinking feeling, I went to the caravan. Titanic job with a sinking feeling It's all in the red bag. With a sinking feeling, Katherine rearranged the items in her satchel. ► look/feel small A stream that looked small on the map had grown to be about 15 feet across. Corrigan felt small beads of sweat run from his armpits down his sides. Darren, looking small and extremely disgruntled, was slumped in the front left-hand seat. It makes him feel small and worthless. No to make me look small, that's her object! Ruth felt small and insecure, as if she were a child again. She stood trembling, staring at the blank window, feeling smaller than a baby. ► have a sneaking feeling/suspicion/admiration► be/feel sorry for somebody For a minute, she felt sorry for the girl. I just feel sorry for the ones who didn't make the team. A minute earlier he had been feeling sorry for the men who were still out on house-to-house questioning. He feels sorry for himself, torn between two jealousies. Nobody felt sorry for my sister. One feels sorry for the little ones in some circumstances and they nearly become like children - but not quite. They'd be sorry for me, they'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist. Watching him shuffle off to the press room, I felt sorry for poor Feels. Yet he made her feel sorry for Miss Lavant, a woman she'd hardly thought about before. Your problem is that every time a relationship goes bad, you feel sorry for yourself and become more of a loner. ► feel strange I left the debate feeling strange - I didn't know what to believe. But after one particularly long session of playing on it he began to feel strange. He says that he felt strange and fell on to the floor. I was tired and felt strange and lost in a faraway, disgusting place. It felt strange to be in possession of two hats. It felt strange to be in the schoolhouse at night. It must have felt strange for her not to head directly for the Loreto Convent at Entally. One reason Muriel felt strange in Atchison was that she had to be on her best behavior for her grandparents. When I first went in, it felt strange. ► feel suffocated I felt suffocated living in the city. Although the gear had no contact with any of my breathing apparatus, I felt suffocated. His eyes seemed to have gathered more gold from somewhere ... Her heart tripped unevenly, and she felt suffocated. I felt suffocated and found it physically very difficult to breathe. I make you feel suffocated, do I, with my loving? ► not be/feel themselves► be/feel trapped At 31, Peggy feels trapped in a boring job. I felt trapped inside this person that was taking up more and more room. If they delayed any longer they'd be trapped. It means you could be trapped in the flat if fire breaks out. Many employees in bureaucratic governments feel trapped. She wanted to be gone, away from this turmoil of passion, and yet she felt trapped by a sensuality undreamed of. Someday he will probably be trapped. They would be trapped in sun and light enough crossing the great unwinking glare and oven breath on their journey home. Without it, I fear, I could be trapped in Tuzla. ► have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc (that) I can remember nothing of them, but I have a vague feeling of having been well cared for. ► be/feel on top of the world In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world. ► not seem/be/feel yourself Word family WORD FAMILYnounfeelfeelingfeelingsadjectiveunfeelingverbfeel 1feeling/emotion [linking verb, transitive] to experience a particular physical feeling or emotion:  Do you still feel hungry? You can never tell what he’s feeling. Stop exercising if you feel any pain.feel fine/good/comfortable etc I’m feeling a little better today. Marie immediately felt guilty.feel as if/as though When his dad left, he felt as though his world had turned upside-down. I felt like I’d really achieved something.2notice [transitive not in progressive] to notice something that is happening to you, especially something that is touching you:  She felt his warm breath on her cheek. The earthquake was felt as far south as San Diego.feel somebody/something do something She felt his arms go round her.feel yourself doing something I felt myself blushing.3feel smooth/dry etc [linking verb] to give you a particular physical feeling, especially when you touch or hold somethingfeel smooth/cold/damp etc Her hands felt rough. The house felt hot and stuffy.feel as if/as though My leg feels as if it’s broken. It’s nice fabric – it feels like velvet.4feel good/strange/exciting etc [linking verb] if a situation, event etc feels good, strange etc, that is the emotion or feeling that it gives you:  After twenty years, seeing him again felt very strange.feel ... to be/do something It felt wonderful to be wearing clean clothes again. How does it feel to be 40? It’s been a year since her daughter died, but to her, it still feels like yesterday.5have an opinion [transitive] to have a particular opinion, especially one that is based on your feelings, not on factsfeel (that) Some of the parents felt the school wasn’t doing enough about bullying.feel about How would you feel about working with Nicole for a while? What does your partner feel about all this?feel sure/certain (=think that something is definitely true) She felt sure she’d made the right decision.► see thesaurus at thinkGRAMMARUsing the progressiveFeel is not usually used in the progressive in this meaning. You say: · I feel this is probably the right decision. ✗Don’t say: I’m feeling this is probably the right decision.Using the passiveIn more formal English, you say it is felt that when saying what many people think: · It was felt that the experiment should be stopped.6feel like (doing) something spoken to want to have something or do something:  He didn’t feel like going to work. Do you feel like another drink?7touch [transitive] to touch something with your fingers to find out about it:  She felt his forehead. Perhaps he had a temperature. Mum, feel this stone. Isn’t it smooth?feel how hard/soft/rough etc something is He could feel how damp his shirt was against his chest.► see thesaurus at touch8feel around/on/in etc something (for something) to search for something with your fingers:  She felt in her bag for a pencil.9feel the force/effects/benefits etc of something to experience the good or bad results of something:  The local economy is beginning to feel the effects of the recession.10feel the need to do something to believe that you need to do something:  Children who can talk to their parents feel less need to try drugs.11feel your way a)to move carefully, with your hands out in front of you, because you cannot see properly:  Silently, she felt her way across the room. b)to do things slowly and carefully, because you are not completely sure about a new situationfeel towards The European Union is still feeling its way towards common policies.12feel free spoken used to tell someone that they can do something if they want to:  ‘Could I use your phone for a minute?’ ‘Feel free.’feel free to do something Please feel free to make suggestions.13I know (just/exactly) how you feel spoken used to express sympathy with someone or with a remark they have just made:  I know how you feel, Mark, but maybe it’s better not to confront him.14not feel yourself spoken to not feel as healthy or happy as usual:  I don’t know what’s wrong. I just don’t feel quite myself.15feel your age to realize that you are not as young or active as you used to be:  Looking at his grandson made him really feel his age.16feel the cold/heat to suffer because of cold or hot weather:  Old people tend to feel the cold more.17feel a death/a loss etc to react very strongly to a bad event, especially someone’s death:  Susan felt her grandmother’s death more than the others.GRAMMAR: Linking verbsFeel is a linking verb. This type of verb links the subject of the sentence with an adjective or noun: · She felt tired at the end of the day.· I feel such an idiot.feel for somebody phrasal verb to feel sympathy for someone:  At the Center, the other mothers know what it’s like, and they really feel for you.feel somebody ↔ out phrasal verb American English informal to find out what someone’s opinions or feelings are, without asking them directly:  I thought I’d feel out some of my colleagues before the meeting.feel somebody ↔ up phrasal verb informal to touch someone sexually, without their permissionfeel up to something phrasal verb [usually in questions and negatives] informal to have the strength, energy etc to do something:  I just didn’t feel up to going. feel1 verbfeel2 noun feelfeel2 ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES I love the feel of leather. The car has a sporty feel to it. The movie has the feel of a big summer hit. The seats look good and have a sturdy feel. There was nothing Lucy liked more than the feel of fur against her skin. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS It has a smooth, soft feel to the skin, is fully breathable, windproof and easy care. Mostly through o-j-t, trial and error, gut feel, and mistakes. One of the rooms in Sivitsa's school has a science-fiction feel. She is a born golfer and one who, like Laura Davies, plays almost entirely by feel. The heavy feel is produced by the thickened rim. The keyboard had a mushy feel, which is characteristic of Toshibas. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be/feel afraid  There’s no need to be afraid. ► look/feel your age (=look or feel as old as you really are)· The singer is 46, but she doesn’t look her age at all.· I keep getting aches in my legs and I’m starting to feel my age. ► feel ... alive  It was the kind of morning when you wake up and feel really alive. ► feeling all right  Are you feeling all right? ► felt so alone  I cried like a child because I felt so alone. ► a feeling of anger · He was overcome by a sudden feeling of anger against the people who had put him there. ► feel/suffer from anxiety · The child may feel anxiety about being away from home. ► feeling ... better  I’m feeling much better, thank you. ► feeling ... blue  I’ve been feeling kind of blue. ► feel a bond · The people of the island feel a strong bond with each other. ► look/sound/feel bored · Some of the students were starting to look bored. ► feel a right/proper charlie (=feel very stupid) ► feel comfortable · You’ll probably feel most comfortable wearing cotton clothes. ► feel committed · I never really felt committed to the job. ► feel/show/have compassion  Did he feel any compassion for the victim of his crime? ► felt compelled  She felt compelled to resign because of the scandal. ► have/feel no compunction about (doing) something  He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs. ► feel concern · A lot of people felt some concern about the proposal. ► feel ... confident  I feel quite confident about the future. ► feel ... confident  I feel much more confident about myself and my abilities these days. ► feel confident  He began to feel confident that Zaborski was only guessing. ► have/feel/show etc nothing but contempt · The public should have nothing but contempt for bad journalism. ► convey a feeling · How could he convey his feelings for her? ► feel like crying · I feel like crying every time I think about that day. ► felt ... daunted  He felt utterly daunted by the prospect of moving to another country. ► feel depressed · The boy said he was unhappy at school and felt depressed. ► a sense/feeling of disappointment · For days he couldn't get over his sense of deep disappointment. ► feeling distinctly  Paul was left feeling distinctly foolish. ► feel dizzy  The heat and the champagne made him feel dizzy. ► a sense/feeling of doom · Everyone in the business has a feeling of doom at the moment. ► feel an effect (=notice it)· Small companies will feel the effect of the recession first. ► felt elated  He felt elated and mildly drunk. ► feel embarrassed · I felt embarrassed that he had seen me cry. ► feel/experience an emotion · Seeing him with his new wife, she felt emotions that she did not want to feel again. ► feeling empty  The divorce left him feeling empty and bitter. ► be/feel enthusiastic · The Irish are very enthusiastic about horse racing. ► a sense/feeling of excitement · He woke up that morning with a feeling of excitement. ► feel ... faint  The heat made him feel quite faint. ► feel fine  I feel fine, really. ► look/feel foolish  He’d been made to look foolish. ► funny feeling  I had a funny feeling something was going to happen. ► feel funny  I always feel funny after a long car ride. ► feel giddy  Greg stared down from the seventh floor and began to feel giddy. ► felt a glow of  Sophie felt a glow of pride. ► feeling ... good  Lyn’s not feeling too good today. ► feel gratitude · He felt a certain gratitude to Eleanor for giving him this idea. ► a feeling/sense of gratitude · She had a sudden feeling of gratitude towards him. ► sound/taste/smell/feel etc great  I worked out this morning and I feel great. You look great in that dress. ► felt ... groggy  I felt really groggy after 15 hours on the plane. ► felt ... grotty  The next day I felt a bit grotty. ► feel guilt · She didn’t feel any guilt; she had done nothing wrong. ► a feeling/sense of guilt (also guilt feelings)· I had a permanent feeling of guilt that I didn't see Mum and Dad as often as I should. ► feel ... guilty  I feel really guilty about forgetting her birthday again. ► a feeling of happiness · Being by the ocean gave her a feeling of great happiness. ► felt happier  I’ve never felt happier in my life. ► be/feel happy for somebody  What a wonderful opportunity! I’m so happy for you. ► feel hatred · It was terrifying to know that someone could feel such hatred towards me. ► somebody can’t help feeling/thinking/wondering etc something  I can’t help feeling that there has been a mistake. I couldn’t help thinking about the past. ► be/feel honour bound to do something (=feel that you should do something, because it is morally right or your duty to do it)· My father felt honour bound to help his sister. ► I have a horrible feeling that  I have a horrible feeling that we’re going to miss the plane. ► felt hurt  Rachel felt hurt and betrayed. ► feel ill · I’ve been feeling ill since I woke up this morning. ► feel the impact of something · The industry has felt the impact of rising fuel prices. ► a sense/feeling of importance (=a feeling that you are an important person)· Sitting behind the big desk gave her a feeling of importance. ► feel important  They carry guns because it makes them feel important. ► have/feel an impulse to · Rosa had an impulse to tell Henry the truth. ► feel inadequate  The teacher made us feel inadequate and stupid if we made mistakes. ► feel so inclined  You can visit our chat rooms, if you feel so inclined. ► feel inferior · Women are made to feel inferior by men's violence towards them. ► sense/feeling of inferiority  He had a deep-rooted feeling of inferiority. ► felt ... insecure  She felt lonely and insecure away from her family. ► feel jealousy · He felt a lot of jealousy at the thought of her with Tony. ► a feeling of joy · A feeling of total joy swept over him. ► feel/experience joy · He had never felt the joy of watching the seasons come and go. ► felt a kinship  He felt a kinship with the only other American on the base. ► look/sound/feel/taste/seem like  The garden looked like a jungle. At last he felt like a real soldier. ► a lived-in look/feel  The most fashionable jeans this winter have a lived-in look. ► feel loyalty towards somebody/something · Marco felt an intense loyalty to his native country. ► feel lucky · I feel so incredibly lucky to have had that experience. ► feeling miserable  I spent the weekend feeling miserable. ► felt muzzy  Juliet’s head felt muzzy, and she hoped she hadn’t a cold coming on. ► nagging feeling/doubt/suspicion etc  There was still a nagging doubt in the back of her mind. ► felt ... naked  Standing in front on his first day of teaching, Brad felt completely naked. ► nasty feeling/suspicion  I had a nasty feeling that a tragedy was going to happen. ► a feeling of nausea · Many women have feelings of nausea in early pregnancy. ► felt ... nauseous  I felt slightly nauseous. ► feel nervous · He looked at her for so long that she began to feel nervous. ► feel nostalgia · He didn't feel any nostalgia for his school days. ► a feeling/sense of nostalgia · Did it give you a sense of nostalgia to see the play on Broadway again? ► feel ... nostalgic  Seeing those old school photographs has made me feel quite nostalgic. ► feel an obligation · When his mother died, he felt an obligation to continue her work. ► feel obliged to do something (=feel that you have a duty to do something) Many parents feel obliged to pay for at least part of the wedding. ► feel/look/sound offended  Stella was beginning to feel a little offended. ► feel OK  Do you feel OK now? ► feel pain · The dentist told me that I wouldn’t feel any pain. ► feel panic · He felt a mild panic. ► a sense/feeling of panic · She looked out to sea with a rising sense of panic. ► feeling ... peckish  She was feeling a bit peckish. ► feel pity (for somebody) · No one can look at these photographs and not feel pity. ► a feeling/sense of pity · Annie experienced a sudden feeling of pity for the young man. ► felt proprietorial  She felt proprietorial about the valley. ► check/feel somebody's pulse · The nurse left the room after checking the girl's pulse. ► feel for a pulse (=try to find and check someone's pulse)· I felt for a pulse, but I couldn't find one. ► feel queasy  The sea got rougher, and I began to feel queasy. ► felt queasy  Many Democrats felt queasy about the issue. ► feeling ... randy  She was feeling very randy. ► feel relief · I felt nothing but relief when it was over. ► a sense/feeling of relief · She was filled with an overwhelming sense of relief. ► feel relieved · She was tired, and felt relieved when they all decided to go. ► feel resentment · He felt resentment at the criticism. ► feel safe  She doesn’t feel safe in the house on her own. ► feel satisfaction · As she looked at what she had created, she felt a quiet satisfaction. ► a sense/feeling of satisfaction · Performing such a difficult piece gave her a deep sense of satisfaction. ► feel scared · She was beginning to feel a bit scared. ► get/feel/be seasick  Hal was seasick almost at once. ► feel secure  Workers no longer feel secure about the future. ► feel/have/experience a sensation · He felt a tingling sensation down his left side. ► feel/have a sense of something · I felt a great sense of pride. ► share a feeling · I know that many people do not share my feelings. ► felt ... shiver  She felt a shiver of apprehension. ► had ... sinking feeling  I had a sinking feeling inside as I realized I was going to fail yet again. ► felt slighted  Derek felt slighted when no one phoned him back. ► feel sorry for yourself (=feel unhappy and pity yourself) It’s no good feeling sorry for yourself. It’s all your own fault. ► feel special  a teacher who made every child feel special ► feeling the squeeze  All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze (=noticing the effects of a difficult financial situation). ► felt stiff  I never felt stiff after training until I was in my thirties. ► a strong feeling · I have a lot of strong feelings on the issue. ► have/feel sympathy for somebody · It’s hard not to feel sympathy for the losing team. ► feel a thrill written:· I felt a thrill of anticipation as I waited for her train to arrive. ► tingling feeling/sensation  Graham felt a tingling sensation in his hand. ► unconscious feeling/desire/need etc  an unconscious need to be loved ► sense/feeling of unease  As she neared the door, Amy felt a growing sense of unease. public unease about defence policy ► feel unhappy · After a while I didn’t feel quite so unhappy. ► feel/have an urge · I still sometimes feel an urge to have a cigarette. ► a vague sense/feeling · She had a vague feeling that she had let something important slip away. ► feeling weak  The illness left her feeling weak. ► feel welcome  I didn’t feel welcome in the club. ► make ... feel welcome  We try to make the new students feel welcome. ► feel ... well  I don’t feel very well. ► a sense/feeling of well-being  A good meal promotes a feeling of well-being. ► feel ... well-disposed  I did not feel particularly well-disposed towards him. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► different · We will concentrate on styling and giving them a different driving feel.· The dough has a discernibly different feel about it when this transformation occurs.· It had a different feel to it, a different look, a different smell.· Does the dash have a different feel about it, different to the feel of speech marks? ► good · It had a good feel about it.· I have a better feel for the offense.· You can give them theory, you can give them a good feel for it, and work on the individual skills.· They should have a good feel for the sector's long-term confidence.· It is not comprehensive but gives you a good feel for each of its 196 entries. ► real · Here you get the real feel of the ocean.· Just 100 yards from the seafront and you step back through the centuries, giving you a real feel of medieval life. ► smooth · It has a smooth, soft feel to the skin, is fully breathable, windproof and easy care.· Under-fired glazes may be dull and do nor have a smooth glassy feel.· Libby liked the smooth feel of the stems, the way they splintered. ► soft · It has a smooth, soft feel to the skin, is fully breathable, windproof and easy care.· The soft, perished feel of the old washer which rubbed black on your fingers as you took it out of the tap.· The soft, fine feel tells you this is pure lambswool, pure luxury.· This has a nice soft feel to it. VERB► get · Walk around the Tor and on the footpaths of the surrounding levels to get a feel for this legend-full land.· It was here that I first started to get a closer feel for what the military operations were.· Experiment with the machine until you get the feel.· Whenever possible I devoured local newspapers, trying to get a feel for the politics and social conditions of each place.· Katharine concentrates on getting the feel of Benji, as they work in.· Playing the game itself is lots of fun, once you get a feel for the actual shot settings.· But this stage is vitally important for the researcher to get the feel of the situation. ► give · The demo has a five-minute time limit but gives you a precise feel for the game.· You can give them theory, you can give them a good feel for it, and work on the individual skills.· The master bedroom is equally charming with delicate lace draped across the archway to give an almost Eastern feel.· It is not comprehensive but gives you a good feel for each of its 196 entries. ► love · He runs downhill, loving the feel of the air rushing past him.· She loved the feel of his arm around her. ► make · The aim was to make Fong feel wanted.· Alex had thought, You're throwing me away and trying to make yourself feel good about it.· It makes me feel like the bars are clamped on the window.· Did I want to seek publicity just to make myself feel better?· It's silly to make yourself feel bad.· There was something in the quality of his quiet, confiding tone that made her feel there was an intimacy between them.· It is making the poor feel rich. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► have/get/give a feel for something Any guilt she many have felt for the loss of her son did not affect her longevity. Did you get a feel for that with those conversations and the two extremes, the shot-gun versus the follow-up? He was here to get a feel for the place. I can get a rhythm, get a feel for the offense. Playing the game itself is lots of fun, once you get a feel for the actual shot settings. Rather we get a feeling for the differences in the island societies through encounters with restaurant owners. Walk around the Tor and on the footpaths of the surrounding levels to get a feel for this legend-full land. Whenever possible I devoured local newspapers, trying to get a feel for the politics and social conditions of each place. PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► look/feel awful You look awful - what's wrong? Every time we lose, I just feel awful inside. For all her cheerfulness it was painfully obvious that she was feeling awful. He took it away and tried to look normal but he felt awful. I felt awful, ill, all beaten up. In fact she felt awful, nauseous and light-headed and clammy. Oh, and did we mention the damn stuff looked awful, stunk and tasted lousy? The next morning I felt awful. Tom felt quite confident of his safety, but physically he felt awful. ► feel bad I feel bad about not going to Debbie's party, but I've just got too much to do. I feel bad about what I said. Things haven't been easy for either of us. I felt bad about not being able to come last night. I should have told Helen I was sorry. I feel really bad that I didn't. We had a long talk about it afterwards and I know she felt bad. Being with the nuns only made it feel worse. Continually feeling bad about how your body looks limits your self-esteem, which eventually undercuts your immune power. Do I feel bad, exploited, put down? I felt bad about David, whose roots are in labor. It's very ... I felt bad afterwards. That makes me feel bad because I don't want to go anywhere else. Turning the mirror over, I feel worse than before. Whenever I go to London I feel bad for Georgie. ► feel/be beholden to somebody Ludwig is beholden to the President, who gave him his job. I don't like to be beholden to anybody, I like to be my own boss. There was no longer any need for her to be beholden to Fen Marshall. Yet most judges I know are beholden to Power-by that I mean unalterably pledged to the dominant force of the system. ► feel/know something in your bones I know nothing's ever going to happen - I can feel it in my bones. And he was innocent of murder; she felt it in her bones. He could feel it in his bones, and he knew he could trust the feeling. He felt sure in his bones that their man would try something tonight. I can feel it in my bones. She could feel it in her bones. Something was very wrong, she could feel it in her bones, but what was it? The fog horn started booming, a deep, thrilling vibration that Madame Astarti could feel resonate in her bones. ► be/feel bound to do something Even as she felt bound to her family, she felt a childish need to rebel. If you were married to me I wouldn't expect you to be bound to the house all day, every day. It had been a solemn and impressive ceremony and, whatever my uncertainties, I felt bound to respond. Just as, in writing, I think little men should be bound to mere journeyman work.. She seemed unwilling to acknowledge that this might not be wise and would be bound to cause her parents concern. Some human would be bound to see you. They would be bound to see such a use as virtual expropriation, without compensation. ► feel boxed in Married for only six months, Dawn already felt boxed in. ► feel/look like a million bucks► be/feel called to do something Back then, people believed they were called to the ministry. Father really felt he was called to preach by God. Paul and his helpers were called to be missionaries for Jesus Christ. Sandy felt called to do missionary work. But the most controversial is expected to be called to the witness stand. He said that the police would be called to investigate Dempsey and he would be out of a job. How many more outrageous examples of excess in political fund raising and spending do they need to be called to action? Managers who live in the hotel usually have regular work schedules, but they may be called to work at any time. Responsibility refers to the liability of a person to be called to account for his/her actions and results. The general meeting of the shareholders of the target company may be called to decide upon defence measures. We are praying that very ordinary people will be called to a very special task. Why, then, should lawyers be called to task for protecting the rights of the accused under the Constitution? ► feel cheated Many of the workers feel cheated by not getting their bonuses. But they do, and then feel cheated. Fear of litigation by shareholders who felt cheated quickly established this practice after some early abuses. If you do, your readers are likely to feel cheated. It revealed Docherty to be a witty, compulsive and outspoken man who feels cheated by the past. Magnanimously, I jumped in and offered to pay the discount difference so that my dining friend would not feel cheated. Nor is she the only one who feels cheated by Death Row. Sherman was relieved for a moment, but then he felt cheated. ► be/feel/look/get cold Aren't you cold? Come inside before you get cold. But no, he decided, the boss was getting colder and colder and his voice quieter. He was getting cold, too. It was getting cold in the room. My chips will be cold by now. She felt cold and sick and wished she could crawl away and lie down. She was afraid his skin would be cold. Since we were making plans to camp at Mammoth, we expected it to be cold. Unfortunately he, the lover, had got cold feet at the last minute. ► be/feel conflicted (about something)► be/feel constrained to do something I feel constrained to tell the truth. Alternatively, the collective good is seen as paramount, and individual freedom must be constrained to achieve that collective good. Because they are unsure of their male identities, they feel constrained to prove them continually. Mr. Davis felt constrained to accept that such a case might be within the purview of the legislation. Republicans who used to back it because the president liked it will no longer feel constrained to do so. You could take Richard anywhere too but you would feel constrained to keep explaining he was a genius. ► cop a feel► look/feel like death warmed up► be/feel disinclined to do something The President said that he was disinclined to send in American troops. He felt disinclined to argue while the calendar was there to remind him that he was down to his last twenty-five days. ► be/feel/seem etc disposed to do something Congress has had a torrent of learned advice on this amendment, none of which it seems disposed to listen to. Ernest Conway had never felt disposed to adopt a conventional, benign, grandfatherly role. Gradually the talkative groups settled into a contented silence, but no one seemed disposed to go to sleep. Headteachers say governors come to school on special occasions but don't seem disposed to become involved more routinely in school affairs. James didn't seem disposed to take the hint. Seb's father was a large, comfortable-looking man who did not seem disposed to make a fuss. The brothers exchanged glances, neither saying a word, though they seemed disposed to. The very houses seemed disposed to pack up and take trips. ► look/feel etc like nothing on earth► feel-good film/programme/music etc► feel-good factor► (be/feel) like a fish out of water I felt like a fish out of water. In his first interview since the move, he still looks like a fish out of water. ► somebody can be forgiven for thinking/believing/feeling etc something► feel free But she tells me she still does not feel free. Help him or her feel free to talk. How did you say you felt free for the first time in your life? I felt free in a new way. If not, feel free to discard them and draw your own. If you should wish to look inside the packet, before sending it, feel free to do so. So he felt free to go for broke. So how is it they feel free to ask those parallel questions of other people? ► the germ of an idea/theory/feeling etc It represents the germ of an idea which someday might explode into a national objective. ► look/feel ghastly Anders was already in his bunk, looking ghastly. If the old man had looked ill in the train, he looked ghastly now. Jacqui looked ghastly when she opened the door. She was sober now but she felt ghastly. They both looked ghastly white and tense. ► feel your gorge rise Wendy and I felt our gorge rise, and simply could not eat. ► gut reaction/feeling/instinct But my gut reaction was that, despite his reputation for being hot tempered, he was a friendly, likable child. For the ordinary viewer, logical argument gives way to his or her gut reactions and personal experience in responding to people. I have a gut feeling that the old partnerships between nature and culture have momentarily slipped out of our reach. It is more a gut feeling-a visceral distrust of foreigners. It was just a gut feeling, a sense of unease. Male speaker There's gut feeling amongst the officers on the ground that it may be drugs related. Personal reflections My gut reaction has always been against the placing of bolts, and I've never used them. We worked on gut feeling and it was very difficult to control and manage all the development work because of the technology involved. ► be/feel hard done by Having played in the previous winning Eisenhower Trophy team with distinction I think he can feel hard done by. The idea of a passenger going without pudding and then leaving the aircraft feeling hard done by troubles them. Thomas felt hard done by, contested the will and lost. To any readers who feel hard done by or annoyed please accept my sincere apologies. You've every right to feel hard done by, so don't start thinking that you're being selfish. ► feel/look like hell He looks like hell and sounds awful, but then, as he's the first to admit, he always did. In that case I would peak earlier and higher and then feel like hell for the rest of the day. ► not be/feel/seem herself► not be/feel/seem himself He had not felt himself a part of what governments decided. He had not felt himself bound by their rules - basically, he hadn't felt himself. ► make somebody feel at home He had done his best to make Harvey feel at home. It is our duty to make them feel at home here. Or some chum of Matt's put it there to make him feel at home. The g was less, and that made me feel at home. Tourists too can expect a right Royal welcome, for the traditional friendliness of the islanders makes everyone feel at home. ► be/feel at home As it was with Kip, Martinez seemed to be at home with himself. But it is here, at this Hillcrest hospital, where he feels at home. Edwin was the only one in the family who felt at home in Los Angeles and remained there. The g was less, and that made me feel at home. This immediate social environment is merely that in which he feels at home. With the politics of action too, I feel at home. Would she ever feel at home in this relentless, pitiless city? ► be/feel honour bound to do something Don't you tell him either, because he'd feel honour bound to do something about it. ► be/feel honoured (to do something) But, of course, writing something into a constitution does not necessarily mean that it will be honoured in practice. Existing hardware support and service agreements will be honoured, it says. Going down now to a place where his certainties would finally be honoured. He doubted if his hatred of Dysart could even be honoured with the description of revenge. He, too. is convinced that a contract signed has to be honoured. In such cases the courts have said that the promise must be honoured. Individual boatmen should also be honoured through clubs nominating skippers for their ability to find fish and their helpfulness towards anglers. It should be remembered, and she should be honoured for it. ► I don’t feel too hot/so hot/very hot► be/feel inclined (to do something) After reading this book, you might be inclined to think so. I would be inclined to add an external canister filter to your set-up, such as an Eheim 2215. I would be inclined to remove the odd fish, though. Still, when he makes a statement such as you refer to, I would be inclined to believe him. The faster the heart beats the more rapidly we may be inclined to breathe and the more oxygen we take in. The Fed chief implied the central bank might be inclined to wait until its March 20 meeting before taking such a step. We might be inclined to reject the arrangement because it seems unattractive and not what we want. We naturally feel inclined to reject these theories for that reason. ► feel like/turn to jelly► be/feel left out The whole time I went to the youth group I felt completely left out. A man can feel left out during pregnancy. But some will be left out. Can it really be left out? Gwendolen McEwen had always felt left out when her schoolfriends went to see their grandparents, because she had none. Had we picked Emburey, I think Willis would have been the one to be left out. It was a testimonial to his personality that he could take his roots with him without making others feel left out. They tried to see she didn't feel left out but Jean is very shy and sensitive. Those waiting for Washington to successfully deal with these issues will be left out in the cold. ► feel/be lost I'd be lost without all your help. Energy expressed in a passive way is lost for ever. I walked on and yet it was all new and different and I realized I was lost again. I was lost in a little ocean of fog. Many pilots will drift into other careers and be lost to the industry for good. Some will revel in having more time for themselves; others will feel lost. Sometimes, valuable time can be lost. The sickening feel of woollen gloves being pulled on to your hands and hitting and blunting your fingertips so touch was lost. To his bemusement there was no chill, or else the chill was lost on him. ► feel lousy He had himself escaped, but, he said matter-of-factly, he had always felt lousy about the others. I feel lousy when I have some terrific game to review and there's no space on my hard drive for it. I was prepared to feel lousy and to continue to feel lousy. One time after a close loss, I told him I felt lousy and I didn't want to go shake hands. Will you spend the rest of the day feeling lousy? ► look/feel like a million dollars/bucks I felt like a million dollars. ► be/feel in the mood (for something)► not feel/be myself► be/feel like a new man/woman► be/feel obligated A.. No, but they usually do because they feel obligated to follow the wishes of the caucus-goers. Do not feel obligated to drive faster than is comfortable for you just because others do. Doing something you feel obligated to do is not bad. I don't know how she put up with it but she said she felt obligated. You can make people follow you by scaring them, and you can make people follow by having them feel obligated. ► be/feel/look like your old self After five months in the hospital, I'm feeling like my old self again. ► feel peculiar/come over all peculiar► feel the pinch Local stores and businesses are beginning to feel the pinch from the economic crisis. Chichester was not the only Sussex town to feel the pinch of economic decay. He felt the pinch of depravity. In addition, parish priests were feeling the pinch through reduced income from alms and tithes. Meanwhile, with its future hanging in the balance, Fokker is starting to feel the pinch. Membership of the club has dwindled from 70 to 20 and its clear commuters are feeling the pinch. Schools in the poorest areas, already short of resources, are certainly feeling the pinch. Small businesses dependent on the government also are feeling the pinch. ► make your presence felt Bruce wasted little time making his presence felt by scoring in the first ten minutes of the game. A sense of urgency begins to make its presence felt. After two miles of road, and maybe the first blisters and unknown muscles making their presence felt, came the test! But Kiker quickly made his presence felt. Eva was more used to making her presence felt. In music, art, architecture, and so on, they make their presence felt. She was a very pretty girl and made her presence felt almost at once. Some ant cuckoo females make their presence felt in more dramatic fashion. There were also other things moving around and making their presence felt. ► feel/be put out A very limited edition single was put out by Red Rhino, to promote the album it was actually unable to release. Could they not be put out to stud? I think it's understandable if Trevor was put out by this favoured treatment Sinatra got. Not surprisingly they take the easy way out when food is put out for them each day. That team was nowhere near as good as the sides Leeds are putting out now. The match was put out for new offers and Kasparov is due to make an announcement in London on March 22. There was no trust and everybody was putting out fires. When you are reacting, you are putting out fires. ► be/feel ready for something Crews had to be ready for hostile fire from the ground. He seems to be ready for the more burdensome necessities of the job. I think he will be ready for a place in the 2003 World Cup... perhaps. It must be child development with this goal: that every child be ready for school when that child comes of age. Manufacture is now proceeding and the equipment will be ready for installation on Reactor 2 in May 1993. Novel No. 80 should be ready for publication soon. Pitching coach Dave Wallace said that Radinsky still has time to be ready for the season opener. The financial statement will be ready for the A.G.M. The donations from the general public show a decrease on previous years. ► feel rotten I've felt rotten all day. If Rosa Lee felt like having a good time, or felt rotten, she would get high. ► feel rough Don't get up if you're feeling rough - I'll bring you some breakfast in bed. Liz said she was feeling pretty rough yesterday -- I don't think she'll come to work today. A worn braid feels rough and is best cut away and the line joined by a blood knot. The altitude had suddenly hit her and she was feeling rough. The skin feels rough and dry like the bark of trees. We say this as readily as we say that they taste sweet, feel rough, or look red. ► shade of meaning/opinion/feeling etc As a solo instrument following a melodic line, the violin can convey every imaginable shade of feeling. From a sociologist's point of view, work has shades of meaning which are individual to each of us. In this more tolerant environment several newspapers representing different shades of opinion have already sprung up, especially in the urban areas. It represented all shades of opinion, but it was dominated by Sukarno. There was in most works an allowance for shades of feeling and meaning, and for the existence of doubt. These two directions or shades of opinion are not necessarily as starkly polarised as may appear. To teach me to perceive the shades of beauty and the shades of meaning ... ► feel/look like shit I woke up with a hangover and felt like shit for the rest of the day. And it used to make me feel like shit to hear that. Everytime I am about to go to a cup match I imagine myself travelling back home feeling like shit. Here goes ... I expected to look like shit but this was ridiculous. I try to think of nice ways to comment on his appearance without saying he looks like shit. It's a terrible thing to be told that and then to do what the director says and it feels like shit. The school made you feel like shit. We really do look like shit. You looked like shit the other night. ► feel sick He developed a severe headache and felt very sick by day three. I felt sick after I ate all that candy. I had no urge to smoke when I was pregnant. It made me feel sick to my stomach. If you feel sick, there's the bowl, okay? We'd only been in the car two minutes when David said he felt sick. When I was pregnant, the smell of coffee made me feel sick to my stomach. He felt good and then felt sick about the way he had pissed him off on the phone like that. He is talking directly to us and we do feel sick. I feel sick, and we still have a few minutes left. I looked at the picture and felt sick. It smears my file, and I feel sick every time I look at it. Sometimes after I watch a match, I feel sick because of it. We crossed the street, I felt sick. When he heard the girls were dead he felt sick. ► sinking feeling And Dot had a sinking feeling because she realized she'd known all along even though she hadn't wanted to. And so we got on that old boat, and I had the worst sinking feeling. But the sight of pink carpe: and pink walls gave him a distinct sinking feeling. It was enough to give serious journalists a sinking feeling. People who lived through the Clinton impeachment are entitled to get a sinking feeling. Then, with a sinking feeling, I went to the caravan. Titanic job with a sinking feeling It's all in the red bag. With a sinking feeling, Katherine rearranged the items in her satchel. ► look/feel small A stream that looked small on the map had grown to be about 15 feet across. Corrigan felt small beads of sweat run from his armpits down his sides. Darren, looking small and extremely disgruntled, was slumped in the front left-hand seat. It makes him feel small and worthless. No to make me look small, that's her object! Ruth felt small and insecure, as if she were a child again. She stood trembling, staring at the blank window, feeling smaller than a baby. ► have a sneaking feeling/suspicion/admiration► be/feel sorry for somebody For a minute, she felt sorry for the girl. I just feel sorry for the ones who didn't make the team. A minute earlier he had been feeling sorry for the men who were still out on house-to-house questioning. He feels sorry for himself, torn between two jealousies. Nobody felt sorry for my sister. One feels sorry for the little ones in some circumstances and they nearly become like children - but not quite. They'd be sorry for me, they'd give me whisky and aspirins and send me to a psychiatrist. Watching him shuffle off to the press room, I felt sorry for poor Feels. Yet he made her feel sorry for Miss Lavant, a woman she'd hardly thought about before. Your problem is that every time a relationship goes bad, you feel sorry for yourself and become more of a loner. ► feel strange I left the debate feeling strange - I didn't know what to believe. But after one particularly long session of playing on it he began to feel strange. He says that he felt strange and fell on to the floor. I was tired and felt strange and lost in a faraway, disgusting place. It felt strange to be in possession of two hats. It felt strange to be in the schoolhouse at night. It must have felt strange for her not to head directly for the Loreto Convent at Entally. One reason Muriel felt strange in Atchison was that she had to be on her best behavior for her grandparents. When I first went in, it felt strange. ► feel suffocated I felt suffocated living in the city. Although the gear had no contact with any of my breathing apparatus, I felt suffocated. His eyes seemed to have gathered more gold from somewhere ... Her heart tripped unevenly, and she felt suffocated. I felt suffocated and found it physically very difficult to breathe. I make you feel suffocated, do I, with my loving? ► not be/feel themselves► be/feel trapped At 31, Peggy feels trapped in a boring job. I felt trapped inside this person that was taking up more and more room. If they delayed any longer they'd be trapped. It means you could be trapped in the flat if fire breaks out. Many employees in bureaucratic governments feel trapped. She wanted to be gone, away from this turmoil of passion, and yet she felt trapped by a sensuality undreamed of. Someday he will probably be trapped. They would be trapped in sun and light enough crossing the great unwinking glare and oven breath on their journey home. Without it, I fear, I could be trapped in Tuzla. ► have a vague idea/feeling/recollection etc (that) I can remember nothing of them, but I have a vague feeling of having been well cared for. ► be/feel on top of the world In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world. ► not seem/be/feel yourself Word family WORD FAMILYnounfeelfeelingfeelingsadjectiveunfeelingverbfeel 1[singular] a quality that something has that makes you feel or think a particular way about it:  Despite their age, the photographs have a modern feel.feel about The restaurant has a nice relaxed feel about it.2[singular] the way that something feels when you touch itfeel of I like the feel of this cloth. a soft feathery feel3have/get/give a feel for something informal to have or develop an understanding of something and skill in doing it:  exercises that give a child a feel for numbers4[uncountable] when you use your hands, body etc to feel something SYN  touchby feel She found the light switch by feel.
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