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Definition

To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.

To search for something by touching (as with one’s hand in a bag).

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In Context

  • "I feel for him: he’s lost two family members in two months."
  • "He felt for his purse."
  • "Harry felt for his purse in his left-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tried his right-hand trousers pocket, but it was not there. He then tested the left hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then explored the right-hand pocket of his vest, but it was not there. He then darted a hand into each of the pockets of his shooting-jacket, but it was not there."