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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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How to use the phrase "Feel like (doing) something"?

Hello teachers

I want to know the exact meaning of the phrase "Feel like ( doing) something"

I am a bit confused about it.

Here is an example for you guys:

I feel like sleeping. Is this sentence means:

I want to sleep

I am willing to sleep

I would like to sleep

  

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"Feel like" has a colloquial sense that's a little hard to define precisely. When you say: "you feel like doing something," this means you have a desire to do something; however, this desire is not strong or overwhelming, but casual and tentative. ) A: "Boy, that was a great meal.

  • "Feel like" has a colloquial sense that's a little hard to define precisely.
  • When you say: "you feel like doing something," this means you have a desire to do something; however, this desire is not strong or overwhelming, but casual and tentative.
  • ) A: "Boy, that was a great meal.
  • ) `
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"Feel like" has a colloquial sense that's a little hard to define precisely. When you say: "you feel like doing something," this means you have a desire to do something; however, this desire is not strong or overwhelming, but casual and tentative. Some examples of usage:


"I'd like to sleep now, so please turn down the tv." (This sentence is emphatic, and "I feel like sleeping n

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