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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Get a feel for

Hi.

'Play over this example several times and try to get a feel for the space-giving powers of a trade'


What does 'get a feel for' mean here?


Thanks in advance!
  

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It means to get a good idea about a situation or how something works by actually experiencing it.

  • It means to get a good idea about a situation or how something works by actually experiencing it.
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It means to get a good idea about a situation or how something works by actually experiencing it.
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'feel' here means a general, intuitive impression of something.

It's to get an understanding of something on the level of feeling rather than on the level of the intellect.

CJ

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