feel for

phrasal verb

felt for; feeling for; feels for
1
: to search for (something) by reaching or touching usually with the fingers
The doctor felt for any possible fractures in the patient's bruised ribs.
He felt for the light switch.
2
: to have sympathy or pity for (someone)
I feel (deeply) for you, but there's nothing I can do to help.

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That’s how the bottom of the first inning felt for Julio Rodríguez, who gave his team a quick 2-0 lead. Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 His feel for movement and space seems calibrated already. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025 Any compassionate human being will feel for her loss. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025 Even Kristian Campbell and Masataka Yoshida donned first baseman's mitts to try to get a feel for the position. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for feel for

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“Feel for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feel%20for. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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