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i felt cold vs i got cold

Both phrases are correct, but they convey slightly different meanings. 'I felt cold' indicates a sensation of coldness, while 'I got cold' suggests that you caught a cold or became ill due to exposure to cold weather. The phrases are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 9177 views

i felt cold

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express the sensation of feeling cold.

This phrase is used to describe the physical sensation of coldness experienced by a person.

Examples:

After swimming in the lake, I felt cold.
When the wind blew, I felt cold on my skin.

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"It was dark when I awoke; I felt cold also, and half-frightened, as it were instinctively, finding myself so desolate. Before I had quitted your apartment, on a ...
Jun 8, 2009 ... The next day after doing DMT I felt cold ice chills shooting straight into my Pineal Gland. 17 days later, still experiencing cold ice sensation at ...
Suddenly I felt something rush at me and my body froze and I felt cold, pins and needles, it was as if I was being held and then I felt it pass ...
Results 1 - 20 of 2459 ... I had them last night in bed, I felt cold but my body was quite clammy and warm, it was a bit like when you have the flu, but i'm ok today so ...

Alternatives:

I was cold
I sensed the cold
I experienced a chill
I shivered from the cold
I perceived the cold

i got cold

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone caught a cold or became ill due to exposure to cold weather.

This phrase is used to express the idea of catching a cold or becoming ill as a result of being exposed to cold temperatures.

Examples:

I got cold after walking in the rain without an umbrella.
She got cold from sitting in the drafty room.

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And then when I got cold, Henry put me in his truck so I could warm up.
It's just that I got cold, so I put on your button-down, but it doesn't even fit me right, 'cause I'm just a girl.
I got cold feet a few days before, and...
I got cold feet and snuck out.
I got cold in the bath last night
When I was locked in your closet, I got cold, so I put it on.
I got cold in the middle of the night.
We went as far as the Chapel of Love... and then I got cold feet.
It was freezing cold. I got cold even in a sheepskin jacket.
Look, I got cold feet, okay?
I got cold feet a few days before, and... I can't really explain it. I just had to get out of that relationship.
I sweated, I got cold, and... just on the head!
I got cold feet.
I got cold beer in the fridge.
I got cold feet.
Maybe I got cold feet.
I got cold entrees.
I got cold feet.
I started trying to not use it anymore and I just got sick, I got cold, I started feeling like my back was broken, like I was dying.
But then I got cold feet. I wasn't ready for it.

Alternatives:

I caught a cold
I fell ill due to the cold
I developed a cold
I got sick from the cold
I came down with a cold

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