feel like

Meaning

This expression is used to say that you want to do something or want to have something at a specific moment. It is highly common in casual, spoken English when making spontaneous plans or talking about cravings. It is typically followed by a gerund (verb-ing) or a noun.

Examples

• I feel like going out for pizza tonight instead of cooking.

  I feel like going out for pizza tonight instead of cooking.

• Do you feel like watching a movie, or are you too tired?

  Do you feel like watching a movie, or are you too tired?

• I don't really feel like doing my homework right now.

  I don't really feel like doing my homework right now.

• She said she feels like a cup of hot tea to warm up.

  She said she feels like a cup of hot tea to warm up.

• We didn't feel like driving, so we took an Uber to the party.

  We didn't feel like driving, so we took an Uber to the party.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I feel like to go to the beach today.

  ✓ I feel like going to the beach today.

  Learners often incorrectly use an infinitive verb (to go) instead of a gerund (going) after the phrase 'feel like'.

• ✗ I feel like of having coffee.

  ✓ I feel like having coffee.

  Do not add the preposition 'of' after 'feel like'. The phrase already contains the preposition 'like' and connects directly to the noun or gerund.

Related Expressions

Practice

• I'm so exhausted, I don't ___ cooking dinner tonight.

  💡 expresses a lack of desire to do an action

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  feel like

• Do you ___ a quick walk before it starts raining?

  💡 asks if someone wants to do something

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  feel like

• I really ___ having some chocolate ice cream right now.

  💡 expresses a sudden craving

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  feel like