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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