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How did he feel? or What did he feel?

happyday

Senior Member

I met both questions, but I can’t see any difference between them.
Do they mean different things? Do they need different answers?
Can I answer both of them: ‘He didn’t feel well’ and ‘He felt frightened’?

panjandrum

Lapsed Moderator

How did he feel is asking about his general sense of well-being or about his emotions.

What did he feel could be interpreted the same, but is more likely to be asking about his physical sensations.

For example, «What did he feel?» could be answered by «He felt a soft round furry object with a long tail.« That would not be a sensible response to How did he feel?
That could be the next question, though, and the answer might then be, «He was terrified because he thought it was a rat.»

Packard

Senior Member

«I met both questions. » is an interesting turn of phrase and instantly understandable, and I like it (and may borrow it one day), however, be aware that in AE it is quite unusual and not idiomatic (at least I have never heard it phrased as such).

It is far more common is to hear «I have heard both questions,» or «I have read both questions».