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3 feeler
n. voelspriet (van insect); voeler[ fie:lə]♦voorbeelden: -
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put out♦voorbeelden:put out to sea • zee kiezenII 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉2 aanwenden ⇒ inzetten, gebruiken3 uitdoen ⇒ (uit)doven, blussen4 verdoven ⇒ bewusteloos maken/slaan5 van zijn stuk brengen ⇒ verontrusten, irriteren♦voorbeelden:put one's tongue out • zijn tong uitsteken3 put out the fire/light • het vuur/licht doven8 the calculations may have been put out by one percent • er kan een afwijking van een percent in de berekeningen geslopen zijnput out an official statement • een communiqué uitgeven
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feelers — feel|ers [ filərz ] noun plural the two long thin parts on an insect s head that it uses to feel things put out feelers to begin to find out what people think about something you are hoping to do … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
feelers — UK [ˈfiːlə(r)z] / US [ˈfɪlərz] noun [plural] the two long thin parts on an insect s head that it uses to feel things • put out feelers … English dictionary
feelers — feel·er || fɪËlÉ™(r) n. person or thing who feels or senses (especially by touch); (Zoology) body organ used for touching or feeling (i.e. antennae, tentacle, etc.); hint, tentative proposal … English contemporary dictionary
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put out feelers — verb make some preliminary investigations or test the waters (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑explore • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * put out feelers phrase to begin to find out what people think about … Useful english dictionary
put out feelers — Before doing something, if you try to discover what other people thnk about it by making discreet enquiries, you put out feelers. The politician put out feelers to test public reaction to his proposals … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
put out feelers — verb To explore or watch for; ask around; investigate. I will put out feelers and see what I can find out about that. Syn: test the waters See Also: put out … Wiktionary