OXFORD 9000
📚 verb • entry_id 2818

feel

/fiːl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
sentir
To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
Captain Edward Carlisle, soldier as he was, martinet as he was, felt a curious sensation of helplessness seize upon him as he met her steady gaze, her alluring smile ; he could not…
I can feel the sadness in his poems.
creer • sentir
To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
I feel that we need to try harder.
We felt it (to be) our duty to call the police.
sentirse
To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
He obviously feels strongly about it.
She felt even more upset when she heard the details.
compadecer • sentirlo
To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
I feel for you and your plight.
[She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron.
parecer
To seem (through touch or otherwise).
It felt really strange to be back in my old kindergarten.
It looks like wood, but it feels more like plastic.