feel out

• Verbe à particule signifiant chercher à découvrir prudemment l'opinion, l'intention ou le sentiment de quelqu'un à propos de quelque chose.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of cautiously trying to discover someone's opinions, intentions, or feelings about something.

indénombrable · verbe irrégulier · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. Gauge opinion or reactioninformal

   To cautiously try to discover someone's opinion, attitude, or feelings about something.

   Sonder l'opinion

   • I need to feel out my boss about the new project idea.
   • She felt out her friends to see if they wanted to go on a trip.
   • He tried to feel out the committee's stance on the proposal.

   Synonymescanvassexploreinvestigateprobeput out feelerssound outsurvey

Verbe de basefeel