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feel

 
 
/fiːl/ verb (past tense and past participle felt)

Translation

EXPERIENCE [I, T] to experience an emotion or a physical feeling
hissetmek, hissini duymak
You shouldn't feel embarrassed about making a mistake. I felt a sharp pain in my side when I stood up. "Are you feeling better?" "Yes, thanks, I feel fine now."2124
feel better/different/strange, etc; feel like/as if If you describe the way a place, situation, or object feels, you say how it seems to you, or what your experience of it is like.
daha iyi/farklı/acayip vb. hissetmek; sanki öyle hissetmek, gibi hissetmek
It felt strange to see him again after so long. The house feels empty without the children. This shirt feels tight under my arms. I feel as if I've known you for ages.1744
feel like sb/sth to seem to be similar to a type of person, thing, or situation
birine/bir şeye benzemek; ...nın gibi görünmek
My feet feel like blocks of ice. I felt like a fool when I saw what everyone else was wearing.2178
OPINION [I, T] to think something or have an opinion
hissetmek, inanmak, fikrine kapılma, düşünmek
[+ (that)] I feel that he's the best person for the job. Do you feel strongly (= have strong opinions) about it? She feels certain that she's right.2138
TOUCH [I, T] to touch something, especially with your hands, in order to examine it
dokunarak hissetmek/incelemek
He felt her ankle to see if it was broken. I felt for a pulse.1078
feel like sth/doing sth to want something, or want to do something
bir şeyi yapmayı canı istemek/canı çekmek
I feel like some chocolate. Jane felt like crying.928
BE AWARE [T] to be aware of something
farkına varmak, hissetmek, duymak
You could feel the tension in the room. I could feel them watching me. → See also feel free → See also feel the pinch → See also be/feel under the weather1120
feel for sb phrasal verb
to feel sorry for someone because they are very unhappy, or in a difficult situation
birine acımak, sempati duymak, üzülmek, üzüntü duymak
I really feel for him, having to take the exam again.1027
(Definition of feel verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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