Phrase guide

feel like

verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To have a desire for something, or to do something.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I didn't feel like working yesterday, so I called in sick.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To perceive oneself to resemble (something); to have the sense of being (something).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To feel that something is likely to happen; to predict.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I feel like it will rain all week.
  • She felt like the dog could start biting at any moment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To feel as though.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To give a perception of something; to appear or to seem.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: impersonal

Examples

  • It felt like rain, but it barely drizzled.
  • It feels like Gerald is the likely suspect.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

Denotes the apparent temperature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: impersonal

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

have an inclination for something or some activity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I feel like staying in bed all day
  • I feel like a cold beer now

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: desire, want

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: gəlmək — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Bengali: ইচ্ছা হওয়া (iccha hōẇa) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Catalan: venir de gust — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Catalan: abellir — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 想要 (xiǎngyào) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 想 (xiǎng) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有興趣 /有兴趣 (yǒuxìngqù) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 有興致 /有兴致 (yǒuxìngzhì) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Danish: have lyst til — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Dutch: zin hebben — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Esperanto: emi — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Estonian: viitsima — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Finnish: tehdä mieli — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Finnish: huvittaa — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Finnish: viitsiä — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • French: avoir envie de — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • French: être tenté — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Galician: petar — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Galician: querer — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • German: Lust haben auf — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • German: Bock haben auf — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Hebrew: בא (ba) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Hungarian: van kedve — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Icelandic: langa í — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Icelandic: nenna — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Ingrian: kehata — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Irish: fonn a bheith ort chun — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Italian: avere voglia di — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Japanese: ほしい hoshii — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Ladin: avëi ueia de — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ha lyst til — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Polish: chcieć się — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Polish: zachcieć się — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Portuguese: ter vontade de — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Portuguese: querer — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Portuguese: estar a fim de — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Russian: хоте́ться (xotétʹsja) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Russian: хоте́лось бы (xotélosʹ by) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Russian: хоте́ть (xotétʹ) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Russian: жела́ть (želátʹ) — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Spanish: tener ganas de — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Spanish: apetecer — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Spanish: antojársele — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Spanish: provocarle — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Spanish: tincarle — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Swedish: känna för — have a desire for something, or to do something
  • Chinese Mandarin: 感覺自己像 /感觉自己像 (gǎnjué zìjǐ xiàng) — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Dutch: zich voelen als — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Finnish: tuntua kuin — perceive oneself to resemble
  • French: se sentir comme — perceive oneself to resemble
  • German: sich fühlen wie — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Hungarian: (úgy) érzi magát (mint/mintha) — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Irish: braith ar nós — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Polish: czuć się jak — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Polish: poczuć się jak — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Portuguese: sentir-se como — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Spanish: sentirse como — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Swedish: känna sig som — perceive oneself to resemble
  • Dutch: het gevoel hebben dat — To feel as though
  • German: das Gefühl haben, dass — To feel as though
  • Hungarian: úgy érzi, hogy — To feel as though
  • Icelandic: finna að — To feel as though
  • Irish: mothaigh go — To feel as though
  • Polish: czuć się, jakby — To feel as though
  • Polish: poczuć się, jakby — To feel as though
  • Portuguese: parecer, parece que (até) — To feel as though
  • Swedish: känna att — To feel as though