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Grammar : Verb
Spell : feel
Phonetic Transcription : fil



Definition of feel out

Origin :
  • Old English felan "to touch, perceive," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cf. Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cf. Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
  • The sense in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a sensation or emotion" developed by late 13c.; that of "to have sympathy or compassion" is from c.1600. To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.
  • As in approach : verb make request, suggestion
  • As in inquire : verb ask; look into
  • As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
  • As in probe : verb explore, investigate
  • As in touch : verb have an effect on
Example sentences :
  • From that time forward he seemed to feel out of his element at Plassans.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • No man, woman, or child was allowed to feel out of place, or unwelcome.
  • Extract from : « Sixty years with Plymouth Church » by Stephen M. Griswold
  • But the darkness hid her from him so well that he had to feel out the situation for himself.
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • I did not like to feel out of harmony with him, and so almost angrily I reproached him.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • If you feel out of spirits, my lady, why not invite company!
  • Extract from : « Love and Intrigue » by Friedrich Schiller
  • He does so, and looks at me, when I feel out of my wits for joy.
  • Extract from : « A Jar of Honey from Mount Hybla » by Leigh Hunt
  • It made me feel out of breath, as if I had been walking too fast.
  • Extract from : « My Austrian Love » by Maxime Provost
  • We wanted to feel out the country and locate the buffalo herds.
  • Extract from : « Life and Adventures of 'Billy' Dixon » by Billy Dixon
  • His purpose was to feel out the city from a practical point of view.
  • Extract from : « The Forged Note » by Oscar Micheaux
  • I am going to keep away from you,” he went on, “till I feel out of danger.
  • Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall

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