feel for someone

feel for someone
feel for someone
to feel the emotional pain that someone else is feeling; to empathize or sympathize with someone. •

I really feel for you. I'm so sorry it turned out this way.

Fred felt for Dave, but there was nothing he could do for him.

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{v. phr.}, {informal} To be able to sympathize with someone's problems. * /I can really feel for you, John, for losing your job./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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