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Feel for meaning

Feel for is a phrasal verb that means to sympathize deeply with a person in distress.

Past simple
felt for
Past participle
felt for
-ing form
feeling for

What feel for means

B2

To sympathize deeply with a person in distress

I feel for everyone who lost their home.

Similar phrasal verbs

With feel: feel out.

With for: call for, care for, look for, do for, file for, go for, live for, make for, root for, think for yourself.

Common questions

What does feel for mean?

To sympathize deeply with a person in distress.

What is the past tense of feel for?

Felt for, which is also its past participle.

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