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Meanings of feel for in English

Portuguese
compadecer-se
Catalan
simpatitzar amb

Share the suffering of.

compadecer-se
Synonyms
Examples for "pity"
Examples for "pity"
1
A cold fish, he thought; one without pity, who stood quite alone.
Beyond the Reef
2
I pity and excuse your indignation; both are natural in your case.
The Monctons: A Novel. Volume 1 (of 2)
3
A pity this: it is a good word for ashamed; sad, sorrowful.
The Irish Times
4
In that moment I felt a great deal of pity for him.
Rage
5
But I didn't want their pity; I wanted their support and respect.
Feminist dot com
1
Photo: 123RF State House said the pardon was based on compassionate grounds.
Radio NZ
2
This time Gil knew better than to challenge the doc's compassionate nature.
Snow melts in spring
3
The party leader, Ms Mary Harney, yesterday said her policy was compassionate.
The Irish Times
4
All compassionate exemptions from managed isolation in New Zealand have been suspended.
News.com.au
5
But Minister for Finance Brian Cowen may take a more compassionate view.
The Irish Times
1
He will feel badly about it, and you will condole with him.
The Face and the Mask
2
I heartily condole with you, and yet I must make you smile.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
3
She'll condole with me then, until I'm on the verge of tears.
Barks and Purrs
4
I am the innocent sufferer now,' added he; ' condole with me, pussy!
Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife
5
The unfortunate impresario is a ruined man; let us both condole with him.
Vittoria — Volume 4
1
I can sympathize with you; I have also suffered in this cause.
The Story of My Life / Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Publi...
2
The majority of those in the audience seemed to sympathize with her.
The Story of a Pioneer
3
The poor and the hard-working can understand and sympathize with one another.
The Laurel Bush: An Old-Fashioned Love Story
4
I sympathize with the anxiety that her threatening to leave causes you.
Ebony
5
One should sympathize with the colour, the beauty, the joy of life.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Usage of feel for in English
1
I'm particularly interested in getting a feel for prices in this market.
The lost recipe for happiness
2
You have to feel for the makers of Spider-Man: Far From Home.
The Irish Times
3
But a personal connection shouldn't be needed to feel for human beings.
Ebony
4
Can I help you? he asked, trying to feel for the wound.
The hangman's daughter
5
It's hard not to feel for the people he'll soon leave behind.
Reuters
6
It's different from the hot, panicked grief I feel for my family.
Crewel
7
I really feel for Danny this week and they've been heckling Rory.
Reuters
8
I feel for the duo, but they need a major rework here.
News.com.au
9
With this feel for place belongs a startlingly vivid sense of childhood.
The Guardian
10
I can hear the love and commitment you feel for your wife.
News.com.au
11
That's their job, and I really feel for what they're going through.
Chicago sun times
12
I just feel for them because they're going to be really busy.
Radio NZ
13
These past few months have only deepened what I feel for him.
Michael's discovery
14
Tonight, he thought, and put his hand out to feel for rain.
The Martian Chronicles
15
But I also want to figure out what I feel for Alice.
Bungalow 2
16
She was afraid of what she was beginning to feel for him.
The kiss
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Australia
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United Kingdom
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