feel for

idiomatic

Japanese Meaning

同情する、共感する / 手探りで探す

I really feel for the small business owners struggling to stay afloat during the pandemic.

パンデミックで経営を維持するのに苦労している小規模事業者の方々には、本当に同情します。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To experience sympathy for, to sympathise with.

I feel for him: he’s lost two family members in two months.

Sense（2）

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

He felt for his purse.

feels for

（ present singular third-person ）

feeling for

（ participle present ）

felt for

（ participle past ）

felt for

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