have feelings for
idiom
: to feel love or affection for (someone)
Even though they're divorced, it's obvious that they still have (tender) feelings for each other.
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But Bloom says just because Jane killed Billy doesn’t mean the sociopath didn’t have feelings for him.
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Peter observed that Min Ho appeared to still have feelings for Kitty and reminded her that her killer instinct for matchmaking is her superpower.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
Stone isn’t terrible as Grace, the girlfriend of an infamous crime boss (Sean Penn) who starts to have feelings for the cop (Gosling) who’s helping to bring him down.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Em and her ex, extravagantly Australian lifeguard Will (Adam Demos), still have feelings for each other because Will’s current fiancée is so jealous about it, not because Kebbel and Demos display any notable chemistry.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
During the 2019 Oscars ceremony, the pair performed an intimate duet of the song, which had fans convinced the stars might have feelings for each other in real life.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
As Jeremiah starts to have feelings for Belly, the three teens’ lives are all complicated further, making for some extremely binge-worthy entertainment.
—Brooke Lamantia, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2023
Fans have followed Belly Conklin through her ups and downs with Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, the brothers who both have feelings for her, and their collective struggle to grieve the boys’ mother Susannah after her recent death.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
Days after The Sun sparked speculation that Swift, newly single after dating Joe Alwyn for six years, was secretly dating The 1975 singer Matty Healy, Entertainment Tonight confirmed that Swift and Healy really are seeing each other—and both have feelings for the other.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 9 May 2023
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Jennifer Maas, Variety, 4 Feb. 2025
Peter observed that Min Ho appeared to still have feelings for Kitty and reminded her that her killer instinct for matchmaking is her superpower.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 17 Jan. 2025
Stone isn’t terrible as Grace, the girlfriend of an infamous crime boss (Sean Penn) who starts to have feelings for the cop (Gosling) who’s helping to bring him down.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024
Em and her ex, extravagantly Australian lifeguard Will (Adam Demos), still have feelings for each other because Will’s current fiancée is so jealous about it, not because Kebbel and Demos display any notable chemistry.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2024
During the 2019 Oscars ceremony, the pair performed an intimate duet of the song, which had fans convinced the stars might have feelings for each other in real life.
—Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 13 Dec. 2023
As Jeremiah starts to have feelings for Belly, the three teens’ lives are all complicated further, making for some extremely binge-worthy entertainment.
—Brooke Lamantia, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 Aug. 2023
Fans have followed Belly Conklin through her ups and downs with Conrad and Jeremiah Fisher, the brothers who both have feelings for her, and their collective struggle to grieve the boys’ mother Susannah after her recent death.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 18 Aug. 2023
Days after The Sun sparked speculation that Swift, newly single after dating Joe Alwyn for six years, was secretly dating The 1975 singer Matty Healy, Entertainment Tonight confirmed that Swift and Healy really are seeing each other—and both have feelings for the other.
—Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 9 May 2023
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“Have feelings for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20feelings%20for. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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