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Definition of Feel for
1. Verb. Share the suffering of. "Sam cannot feel for Sue "
Generic synonyms: Grieve, Sorrow
Specialized synonyms: Commiserate, Sympathise, Sympathize, Care
Derivative terms: Compassion, Compassion, Pity, Pity
Definition of Feel for
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To express sympathy for, to sympathise with. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feel For
Literary usage of Feel for
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Hartford Convention: With a Review of the Policy of the by Theodore Dwight (1833)
"So deplorable is the state of the finances, that those who feel for the honour
and safety of the country, would be willing to conceal the melancholy ..."
2. Curiosities of Literature by Isaac Disraeli (1823)
"A plan, like the present, even in a mind which should feel itself incapable of
the exertion, will not be regarded without that reverence we feel for genius ..."
3. United States Statutes at Large: Containing the Laws and Concurrent by United States (1850)
"... requested to communicate to the nearest male relative of lieutenant furrows
the deep regret which Congress feel for the loss of that valuable officer, ..."
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