FEEL OUT Definition & Meaning

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Try cautiously or indirectly to ascertain someone's viewpoint or the nature of something. For example, We'd better feel out the author before we commit him to a publicity tour . This term alludes to physical groping. [Late 1800s] Also see take the pulse of .

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The small decisions we make in our day-to-day lives can have an impact on unrelated stressful situations that feel out of our hands.

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Even now Sarah says she can feel out of place in the music industry.

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True, US officials went into the process saying they wanted to feel out Russia, check whether it's serious about peace.

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“In a situation like this, where everything feels out of control — and you’re in someone else’s house — having a routine gives you a sense of order and control that reduces stress and anxiety.”

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The Three Lions job might feel out of reach for many of England's international cohort, but the vision remains the same, wherever they are.

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