feel comfortable with

Meaning

To feel relaxed, safe, and not nervous or embarrassed about someone or something. It implies a level of trust and ease in a relationship or situation.

Examples

• I don't really feel comfortable with sharing my personal life at work.

  I don't really feel comfortable with sharing my personal life at work.

• She has a way of making everyone feel comfortable with her right away.

  She has a way of making everyone feel comfortable with her right away.

• Do you feel comfortable with driving my car while I'm gone?

  Do you feel comfortable with driving my car while I'm gone?

• It took me a few months to feel comfortable with my new roommates.

  It took me a few months to feel comfortable with my new roommates.

• I need to know if you feel comfortable with this decision.

  I need to know if you feel comfortable with this decision.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I feel comfortable of my new teacher.

  ✓ I feel comfortable with my new teacher.

  We use the preposition 'with' after 'comfortable' when talking about people or situations, not 'of'.

• ✗ She feels comfortable to talk to him.

  ✓ She feels comfortable talking to him.

  'Feel comfortable' is typically followed by a gerund (-ing) when describing an action, or 'comfortable enough to' followed by a verb.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I don't really ___ driving in heavy rain.

  💡 feel relaxed or safe doing something

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  feel comfortable with

• It took a while, but I finally started to ___ my new team.

  💡 become relaxed and at ease around someone

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  feel comfortable with