Antonyms for feels out


Grammar : Verb
Spell : feel
Phonetic Transcription : fil


Definition of feels out

Origin :
  • Old English felan "to touch, perceive," from Proto-Germanic *foljan (cf. Old Saxon gifolian, Old Frisian fela, Dutch voelen, Old High German vuolen, German fühlen "to feel," Old Norse falma "to grope"), from PIE root *pal- "to touch, feel, shake, strike softly" (cf. Greek psallein "to pluck (the harp)," Latin palpare "to touch softly, stroke," palpitare "to move quickly"), perhaps ultimately imitative.
  • The sense in Old English was "to perceive through senses which are not referred to any special organ." Sense of "be conscious of a sensation or emotion" developed by late 13c.; that of "to have sympathy or compassion" is from c.1600. To feel like "want to" attested from 1829.
  • As in approach : verb make request, suggestion
  • As in inquire : verb ask; look into
  • As in investigate : verb check into thoroughly
  • As in probe : verb explore, investigate
  • As in touch : verb have an effect on
Example sentences :
  • But it's mostly when she hasn't had a drink and feels out of sorts.
  • Extract from : « Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays » by Various
  • Mother, I wish you knew how near to God one feels out in the desert with the stars.
  • Extract from : « The Man of the Desert » by Grace Livingston Hill
  • It is a bad sign when one feels out of harmony with one's best influences.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World, Vol. X, October 1869 » by Various
  • It's just the sort of place he would select for a visit, because, being a London fellow, he feels out of it in too small a town.
  • Extract from : « The Vanity Girl » by Compton Mackenzie
  • I learned it because I think it expresses the way one feels out here.
  • Extract from : « Virginia of Elk Creek Valley » by Mary Ellen Chase
  • When one feels out of spirits, it's the most natural thing possible to be extravagantly gay; now, isn't it?
  • Extract from : « The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume II » by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
  • She feels out of sorts altogether and hopes nothing is going to happen.
  • Extract from : « Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow » by Jerome K. Jerome

Synonyms for feels out

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