Word a Day
feel
What does feel mean?
feel (verb): to use or experience the sense of touch.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce feel?
/fil/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does feel come from?
From Middle English felen, from Old English fēlan, from Proto-West Germanic *fōlijan.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to feel
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “feel”?
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What does “feel” mean?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
Not quite: that's what forget means.
to use or experience the sense of touch
Right! That's what “feel” means.
to accept something willingly or gladly
Not quite: that's what welcome means.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
Not quite: that's what visit means.
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