Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - feel for

1. If you feel for something, for example in the dark, you try to find it by moving your hand around until you touch it. I felt for my wallet and papers in my inside pocket... I slumped down in my usual armchair and felt around for the newspaper. PHRASAL VERB: V P n, V adv/prep P n 2. If you feel for someone, you have sympathy for them. She cried on the phone and was very upset and I really felt for her. PHRASAL VERB: V P n