FEEL


Meaning of FEEL in English

verb

1

BAD : He is feeling that they have made a big mistake.

GOOD : He feels that they have made a big mistake.

2

BAD : In some places you feel like in a jungle.

GOOD : In some places you feel like you are in a jungle.

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Feel like (and feel as if/though ) are followed by a clause: 'I felt as if everyone was staring at me.' (= It seemed as if ...)

3

BAD : I woke up the next day feeling terribly.

GOOD : I woke up the next day feeling terrible.

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Feel is followed by an adjective (NOT an adverb): 'Does anyone feel hungry?' 'We all felt disappointed.'

Other verbs that are followed by an adjective include be, look, seem, smell, sound, taste : 'You look cold.' 'That piano sounds terrible.'

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See HOW 2 (↑ how )

5

BAD : She says that she feels herself trapped in the job.

GOOD : She says that she feels trapped in the job.

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