Feel out meaning
Feel out is a phrasal verb that means to obtain information indirectly by cautiously testing a person or situation.
- Past simple
- felt out
- Past participle
- felt out
- -ing form
- feeling out
What feel out means
B2
To obtain information indirectly by cautiously testing a person or situation
I called to feel him out before making an offer.
Similar phrasal verbs
With feel: feel for.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does feel out mean?
To obtain information indirectly by cautiously testing a person or situation.
What is the past tense of feel out?
Felt out, which is also its past participle.
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