feel

To experience an emotion or mental state.

• I feel happy today.
• He felt lonely after moving away.
• How do you feel about your new job?

How to use it: feel + adjective (I feel happy today.); feel something about something (She feels anxious about the exam.)

Common phrases: feel happy, feel sad, feel proud

To believe something based on your thoughts or personal judgment.

• I feel that you are right.
• She felt the plan was too risky.
• Do you feel we should wait?

How to use it: feel that… (I feel that we need more time.); feel something to be… (She felt the decision to be unfair.)

Similar words: think, believe

Common phrases: feel that, feel strongly

To notice something through touch, such as warmth, pressure, or pain.

• I can feel the cold floor.
• She felt a sharp pain in her hand.
• Can you feel the wind on your face?

Similar words: sense

Common phrases: feel the cold, feel something touch

To seem a certain way because of touch or the impression something gives you.

• The towel feels soft.
• That room felt strangely empty.
• This material feels like leather.

How to use it: feel + adjective (The blanket feels soft.); feel like something (This fabric feels like silk.)

Similar words: seem

Common phrases: feel soft, feel like something

To understand what someone means or the way they think.

• You feel me, right?
• I feel you; that job sounds exhausting.
• I need some space, you feel me?

Similar words: understand, get

Common phrases: feel me, feel someone

A general impression or understanding of a place, activity, or situation.

• The café has a friendly feel.
• I soon got a feel for the work.
• That music changed the feel of the evening.

How to use it: get a feel for something (Walk around to get a feel for the neighborhood.); the feel of something (Music changed the feel of the room.)

Similar words: impression, sense

Common phrases: get a feel, feel for something, feel of something

The way something seems when you touch it.

• The cloth has a soft feel.
• I like the feel of warm sand.
• These gloves have a smoother feel than those.

How to use it: the feel of something (I like the feel of this fabric.)

Similar words: texture

Common phrases: soft feel, rough feel, feel of something