feel
part of speech
verb (feel, feels, felt, feeling); noun (a feel — the way something feels)
meaning for a pupil
1) To notice something with your body, for example by touching it: "Feel how soft this is." tree →
2) To have an emotion or a state in your body: to feel happy, tired, sick. tree →
3) To seem a certain way when touched or experienced: "The water feels cold." tree →
4) To think or believe: "I feel that we should help." tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Isaac, who is blind, wants to feel Jacob to test whether he is Esau. Tradition notes Jacob's fear of a curse and sees the deception as part of the long story of the blessing. In later books to "feel" can mean to find by touch, as blind Samson feels the pillars, or to suffer something, as in "that they may feel it" for a punishment felt by the people. In the primary lessons: In science, touch is one of the senses: we feel heat, cold, pain and pressure with our skin. In everyday life and safety, feelings tell us about ourselves: if something feels wrong or you feel unsafe, tell a trusted adult. In stories, "felt" shows a character's emotions. Phrases: feel like (want), feel better, feel sorry for, feel free, feel sick.
examples
- And Isaac said unto Jacob: 'Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.' (Torah GEN.27.21, JPS 1917) tree →
- My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.' (Torah GEN.27.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike. (Writings PSA.58.10, JPS 1917) tree →
- For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it. (Prophets JER.10.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand: 'Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.' (Prophets JDG.16.26, JPS 1917) tree →
- I feel happy today. tree →
- Feel the bark of this tree. tree →
- The ice felt cold in my hand. tree →
- Do you feel better now? tree →
- I feel like eating pizza. tree →
- She felt sorry for the lost puppy. tree →
- If you feel unsafe, tell an adult. tree →
- My legs feel tired after the race. tree →
- Yet he did not feel happy. tree →
note
Past is "felt" (not "feeled"). After "feel" use an adjective, not an adverb: "I feel good/bad", not "I feel badly". "Feel like + -ing" means want to. Feelings can be big but they pass; it is fine to talk about them.
In the corpora
- And Laban felt about all the tent, but found them not.
- Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff?
- Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.
- Burnout means being worn down by too much work and stress for too long, until even small tasks feel huge.
- Many people are paid early in December, before Christmas, so January feels very long with the money already spent.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «feel» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.