How native speakers pronounce “felt”

to put me up for adoption she felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

devastating I really didn't know what to do for a few months I felt that I had let the previous generation of

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

your life, a period in your life when you felt fully integrated into a group. Maybe you're on a sports team,

How Screens Stole Childhood — and How to Get It Back | Jonathan Haidt | TED · TED

And, you know, like a lot of these start-ups, it was a success. And then there was turmoil, and I felt like I had to leave. And it's emotional.

5 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TED · TED

And for the broader public, it was legitimacy and trust. And legitimacy is a felt experience -- in good governance, whether you trust your police force,

The Missing Ingredient in Every Peace Deal | Hiba Qasas | TED · TED

to every weekend that they got to spend together. It felt like a vacation because they would spend the entire week planning their time together

Your Relationship Expectations Could Be Holding You Back | Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile | TED · TED

(Laughter) But I don't know who felt worse that day. Was it me or the teacher?

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I was actually a marketing manager for a Fortune 500 company. And I felt I was stuck; I was stagnant.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I wanted to speak up in front of people in a group -- I felt there was this constant battle between the 14-year-old and the six-year-old.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

(Laughter) I felt so embarrassed. But because I filmed myself --

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

All I did was run. I felt, wow, this is like a microcosm of my life. Every time I felt the slightest rejection,

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

I felt, wow, this is like a microcosm of my life. Every time I felt the slightest rejection, I would just run as fast as I could.

What I Learned from 100 Days of Rejection | Jia Jiang | TED · TED

Which makes it cooler than magic. Mr. Beast: I knew it felt too light. MR: What do you guys want to do now?

Mark Rober’s $60 Million Science Experiment | TED · TED

maybe you feel nervous -- it’s OK. I felt all of those things the first time I heard myself say it. So let me explain.

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

Maybe even sharing a memory with a friend and having it feel just as real to them as it felt to you. The thing about this future is it doesn't require new technology.

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

(Laughter) If you tried to answer that, you felt something. You felt a gap, a pause between the question arriving

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

If you tried to answer that, you felt something. You felt a gap, a pause between the question arriving and anything starting to form.

Why Humans Should Merge with AI | D. Scott Phoenix | TED · TED

but it still isn't firing on all cylinders. Your bed has never felt so sweet. After one sleepless night, your body and brain bounce back pretty quickly.

What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna Rothschild

but going back didn’t feel like rest -- it felt like erasure. Stopping was always on the table

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

alongside going back to how we were living before. So stopping never felt like a choice -- just an ultimatum.

How I Set Myself Free | Keke Palmer | TED · TED

and they were awake for ten minutes less each night. They also reported that they felt they slept better, and they felt more rested on waking up each day.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

They also reported that they felt they slept better, and they felt more rested on waking up each day. No one reported an increase in pizza consumption.

Can Cannabis Help You Sleep? Here’s the Science | Jen Walsh | TED · TED

Justice Barrett asked a question that Harvey hadn't predicted. And I remember it felt like she and I were the only two people in that marble and mahogany room.

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

When I walked into the court that day, I never felt more like I was exactly where I was meant to be. I brought to the podium no mountain of legal notes,

What Really Won the Trillion-Dollar Supreme Court Case | Neal Kumar Katyal | TED · TED

discussing this blissful sensation. And they all reported the same response that I felt. They were deeply relaxed,

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

They were deeply relaxed, they felt comforted, they felt calmed

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

they felt comforted, they felt calmed and they had these light, sparkly brain tingles.

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

Mhm. Craig Richard: Now, if you felt deeply relaxed or maybe you felt those special brain tingles,

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

Craig Richard: Now, if you felt deeply relaxed or maybe you felt those special brain tingles, you might have been wondering, “What is going on inside my brain?”

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

Well, it could be that those clips aren’t the ones that work for you. If you've never felt this experience, maybe you just haven’t had the right real-world encounter yet.

The Brain Science (and Benefits) of ASMR | Craig Richard | TED · TED

And I think it became this great way for people to talk about something that they'd never felt comfortable taking about publicly. And that is wonderful when it's about something as goofy as tonsil stones,

Why you should love gross science | Anna Rothschild

I've been programming since I was 14. Building software felt like playing a video game. I couldn't stop.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

And then I sold the dream. And I felt absolutely nothing. For three years,

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

who bragged that he had only gotten four hours sleep the night before. And I felt like saying to him -- but I didn't say -- I felt like saying, "You know what? if you had gotten five,

How to succeed? Get more sleep | Arianna Huffington

And I felt like saying to him -- but I didn't say -- I felt like saying, "You know what? if you had gotten five, this dinner would have been a lot more interesting."

How to succeed? Get more sleep | Arianna Huffington

And thinking was the part I did 25 years. Building software felt like playing a video game again. I was back.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

And at first, it didn't really feel right. It felt too much like a tool, not like a friend.

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

I just had to tell it. And then it felt right. And you know how you talk to friends --

How I Created OpenClaw, the Breakthrough AI Agent | Peter Steinberger | TED · TED

for not wanting to get married. The prospect of it felt like I would be wearing an ill-fitting suit, or worse, a straight jacket.

Stop Telling Single People to Get Married | Peter McGraw | TED · TED

to have you come up and share your story of what that moment felt like. So before we do that,

The Problem With Being “Too Nice” at Work | Tessa West | TED · TED

We begin to be able to accept it in ourselves and to bring whatever we felt shame about, to see it as just part of our personalities

The Secret to Making New Friends as an Adult | Marisa G. Franco | TED · TED

See what activities you had on certain days when you felt more energized or more disengaged. Some people do this exercise

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

that I always carry. I felt I had to prove my value again. That I needed to show everyone

How to Turn Setbacks into Success | Amy Shoenthal | TED · TED

that it actually led to the decrease of desire. The more connected I became, the more responsible I felt, the less I was able to let go in your presence.

The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel | TED · TED

and never missed a deadline. Which is why I felt completely blindsided when I actually received my review. My boss sent me down and told me

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

someone you met for the first time, but you felt more open with them. You felt like you truly cared.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

but you felt more open with them. You felt like you truly cared. You felt mutually connected.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

You felt like you truly cared. You felt mutually connected. And when you left, you felt a little more energized and uplifted.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

You felt mutually connected. And when you left, you felt a little more energized and uplifted. And it didn't necessarily need to be a happy experience.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

It could have been about something difficult and raw, but you felt more bound together. That's a high-quality connection.

3 Simple Ways to Build Stronger Relationships at Work | Alyssa Birnbaum | TED · TED

and chit-chatted with a barista, felt happier and a greater sense of belonging than people who just rushed to get their coffee and go.

Why Social Health Is Key to Happiness and Longevity | Kasley Killam | TED · TED

But because I didn't correct him the first time he said it, I felt like that ship had sailed. To say something now would feel a little risky

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

intentionally or not. And we start to notice and remember how that felt, which is usually a little icky.

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

What if he judges me for not saying something before? Either choice felt awkward, and both carried huge risks.

Want to Get Ahead at Work? Risk the Awkward Moments | Henna Pryor | TED · TED

So I did what most women do. I felt bad and thought it was my fault. "Well, shoot, I didn't become an Olympian.

What Women Athletes Need to Unlock Their Full Potential | Kate Ackerman | TED · TED

Many of them said that they would use their power for good or even share it. And as I listened, I felt hopeful. Realizing that young men could take a different path.

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

Now what we realized is through this community learning process, students felt a greater sense of satisfaction with studying, taking academic risks and just valuing the overall learning process.

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

taking academic risks and just valuing the overall learning process. In addition, students felt more comfortable taking on leadership roles inside and outside of the classroom.

3 Skills Every Middle School Boy Needs | Jerome Hunter | TED · TED

to let the men know that we, too, valued how they looked as well as how they felt, and that what was important to them was also important to us.

Joseph Ravenell: How barbershops can keep men healthy | TED · TED

And it would come barreling down at her over the landscape. And she felt it coming, because it would shake the earth under her feet. She knew that she had only one thing to do at that point,

Your elusive creative genius | Elizabeth Gilbert

people in the face she said I felt like I had to live small because if anybody found out what I had done

Accept

happening in the past when that happened I felt stuck now I'm beginning to feel unstuck stories are made of language and words

Tell

turned into a day and an event that made me feel like I had never felt before. And wanting to chase that feeling

Your Zip Code Shouldn’t Determine Your Lifespan | Dion Dawson | TED · TED

telling him how much I missed him. It felt strange at times, but it was also very healing.

Can AI Companions Help Heal Loneliness? | Eugenia Kuyda | TED · TED

who never existed -- something about that just felt a little wrong to me. And that's why I lied to you guys up front.

Is AI Ruining Music? | Dustin Ballard | TED · TED

standardized achievement test scores, even how safe kids felt when they were at school. So it's not just at West Point or the National Spelling Bee

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance | Angela Lee Duckworth | TED · TED

A magical mantra was nurturing in the garden of my mind. It felt like all good thoughts that I have planted in my mind

A magical mantra for nurturing a blissful life | JayaShri Maathaa

My PE teacher, Mr. Jensen, was a former drill sergeant, and I always felt like the weakest kid. On my report card,

The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED

Sandy and I happened to go for a walk not long after my dad passed, and I said I felt this sense of freedom and a lack of regret, and I thought it had to be

The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED

I forgave her. I felt compassion for her. My heart got softer."

The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED

had been a sincere and thorough rendering of his life well lived. Ever since, I've felt very little regret. And I know it's because I shared my full heart with him

The Profound Power of Gratitude and "Living Eulogies" | Andrea Driessen | TED · TED

I pout at her, she calls me pouty pants sometimes. I didn't do well at work, I felt stressed, I handled my emotions poorly, I didn't eat well.

What Happened When I Started Measuring My Life Every Day | Chris Musser | TED · TED

all joined in with such enthusiasm and creativity. People felt like they were asked to be givers or invited to be givers for the first time,

How Acts of Kindness Sparked a Global Movement | Asha Curran | TED · TED

We had this little bond. For a minute, I felt like my existence as a person had been noticed,

Why you should talk to strangers | Kio Stark

we'd seen the benefits of giving spike when people felt a real sense of connection with those they were helping and could easily envision the difference they were making

Helping others makes us happier -- but it matters how we do it | Elizabeth Dunn

And all she wanted to do was write her romance novels. But she felt so guilty for taking herself away from the climate change space

The Case for Making Art When the World Is on Fire | Amie McNee | TED · TED

would probably get a few thousand views. And that felt like a lot of attention on a relatively new relationship.

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

My own relationship was only a few months old, and I felt like people were asking the wrong question in the first place. What would knowing whether or not we were still together really tell them?

Falling in love is the easy part | Mandy Len Catron

But it was astonishing. And I felt the sense of real excitement, a little bit queasy,

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

CA: This was a beautiful thing you posted, your son. I mean, that last thing you said there, "I've never felt love like this," I think any parent in the room so knows that feeling,

OpenAI’s Sam Altman Talks ChatGPT, AI Agents and Superintelligence — Live at TED2025

Even I can attest to that. I always felt that I was effortlessly hilarious in Austrian German, but I couldn't bring that same energy to English,

Why Love Is Harder in a Second Language | Magdalena Hoeller | TED · TED

and they talked about the events of their day. Julie: Afterwards, they rated how they felt during each conversation before returning home.

Even Healthy Couples Fight — the Difference Is How | Julie and John Gottman | TED · TED

And if I said "I," no one would care. But I never felt safe, expressing and getting out there because I always thought if I do that,

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

And of course, the disaster strikes and it's like, "I didn't know that's how you felt." And I don't know how it ends.

A Filmmaker + a Therapist on People-Pleasing | TED Intersections · TED

I asked a Pakistani man that I interviewed for my research how he felt about potentially a matchmaker -- his mother, his aunts, his prospect’s mother, her aunts --

Is Your Partner “The One?” Wrong Question | George Blair-West | TED · TED

in kindergarten, we were taught, you know, the the the school felt it incumbent upon itself to teach look

How to Raise Confident Kids in an Age of Anxiety | Lenore Skenazy | TED · TED

the music was not her favorite music, and she wasn't totally sure she felt great about her relationships with people who were at the party.

How couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime | Emily Nagoski

My best friend, this person I love and admire, felt a million miles away. But ...

How couples can sustain a strong sexual connection for a lifetime | Emily Nagoski

My mother was the person who gave me my first collection of poems, and it was something that felt so transformative, so magical. To me, it's this kind of spirituality.

“Marigolds,” a Poem About Wonder | Safiya Sinclair | TED · TED

is that, and to this day, I've never met someone who listens like he does. It felt like his entire body was listening to us, his whole being. I had never been seen like that in my entire life.

What Gets Lost When We Treat Conversations Like Transactions | Khaya Dlanga | TED · TED

and I didn't feel like I was talking to a superstar, but I felt like I was speaking to my long lost grandfather. And then, after two and a half hours

What Gets Lost When We Treat Conversations Like Transactions | Khaya Dlanga | TED · TED

(Laughter) But I felt so seen. (Laughter)

What Gets Lost When We Treat Conversations Like Transactions | Khaya Dlanga | TED · TED

is that I decided to write a book. But it felt like I was exploiting them, exploiting their death in order for me to connect with them.

What Gets Lost When We Treat Conversations Like Transactions | Khaya Dlanga | TED · TED

But it did make me feel better, despite what I felt. And so,

What Gets Lost When We Treat Conversations Like Transactions | Khaya Dlanga | TED · TED

certain letters sounds and i felt like i was fine writing on the page

Amanda Gorman: Using your voice is a political choice | TED · TED

I was fascinated by the idea of spoken-word poetry. I felt that my two secret loves, poetry and theater, had come together, had a baby,

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

and when I came off the stage, I was shaking. I felt this tap on my shoulder, and I turned around to see

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

but instead she just nodded at me and said, "Hey, I really felt that. Thanks." And lightning struck.

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

laughed with me and groaned their sympathy and clapped and told me, "Hey, I really felt that too." Now I can divide my spoken-word journey

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay

the weirder my poetry got, but the more that it felt like mine. It's not just the adage "Write what you know."

If I should have a daughter ... | Sarah Kay