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feel vs think

think vs feel

feel and think both are nouns.

feel and think both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
feel Yes No Yes No
think Yes No Yes No
As verbs, think is a hypernym of feel; that is, think is a word with a broader meaning than feel:
  • feel: have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
  • think: judge or regard; look upon; judge
Other hypernyms of feel include believe, conceive, consider.
feel (noun) think (noun)
manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure an instance of deliberate thinking
a property perceived by touch
an intuitive awareness
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
feel (verb) think (verb)
be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude judge or regard; look upon; judge
examine by touch recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
examine (a body part) by palpation expect, believe, or suppose
pass one's hands over the sexual organs of have in mind as a purpose
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind be capable of conscious thought
perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles focus one's attention on a certain state
undergo passive experience of decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
produce a certain impression ponder; reflect on, or reason about
grope or feel in search of something have or formulate in the mind
find by testing or cautious exploration dispose the mind in a certain way
be felt or perceived in a certain way imagine or visualize
Difference between feel and think

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