Feel+keenly

  • 1feel — I n. (colloq.) to have a (good) feel for II v. 1) ( to believe ) to feel keenly, strongly 2) (D; intr.) ( to have an opinion ) to feel about (how do you feel about this problem?) 3) (d; intr.) ( to grope ) to feel (around) for (he felt in his… …

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  • 2feel — /feel/, v., felt, feeling, n. v.t. 1. to perceive or examine by touch. 2. to have a sensation of (something), other than by sight, hearing, taste, or smell: to feel a toothache. 3. to find or pursue (one s way) by touching, groping, or cautious… …

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  • 3feel — [fēl] vt. felt, feeling [ME felen < OE felan, akin to Ger fühlen & L palpare, to stroke < ? IE base * pel , to fly, flutter, cause to tremble > OE fīfealde, Ger falter, butterfly] 1. to touch or handle in order to become aware of;… …

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  • 4feel — verb ADVERB ▪ deeply, strongly ▪ She felt her mother s death very deeply. ▪ really ▪ I really felt bad about what I had done. ▪ keenly …

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  • 5feel — feel1 [ fil ] (past tense and past participle felt [ felt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 have emotion/feeling ▸ 2 think particular way ▸ 3 touch to learn something ▸ 4 notice something (touching) ▸ 5 be affected by something ▸ 6 give someone a feeling ▸ 7 try… …

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  • 6feel — I UK [fiːl] / US [fɪl] verb Word forms feel : present tense I/you/we/they feel he/she/it feels present participle feeling past tense felt UK [felt] / US past participle felt *** 1) a) [linking verb] to be in a particular state as a result of an… …

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  • 7feel — [c]/fil / (say feel) verb (felt, feeling) –verb (t) 1. to perceive or examine by touch. 2. to have a sensation (other than sight, hearing, taste, and smell) of. 3. to find or pursue (one s way) by touching, groping, or cautious moves. 4. to be or …

  • 8keenly — adv. Keenly is used with these adjectives: ↑aware, ↑interested, ↑observant Keenly is used with these verbs: ↑await, ↑contest, ↑eye, ↑feel, ↑observe, ↑seek …

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  • 9take to heart — Feel keenly, be greatly grieved at, be much affected by, take on about, be much troubled by, lay to heart …

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  • 10heart — [härt] n. [ME herte < OE heorte, akin to Ger herz < IE base * k̑erd , k̑ṙd , heart > L cor, (gen. cordis), Gr kardia, OIr cride, Serb sr̈ce] 1. a) the hollow, muscular organ in a vertebrate animal that receives blood from the veins and… …

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