"feature" meaning in English

See feature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fiːtʃə(r)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-feature.ogg [US] Forms: feature [singular], features [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A feature is a special or noticeable part of something.
    Sense id: simple-feature-en-noun-Bvm99HjI
  2. A feature is a useful part or function of a product.
    Sense id: simple-feature-en-noun-S2U-ZU2V
  3. A feature is a special newspaper or magazine article or radio or television program that is not published regularly.
    Sense id: simple-feature-en-noun-u~uBJRH4
  4. A feature is a movie playing at a cinema.
    Sense id: simple-feature-en-noun-gnQHeqQh

Verb

IPA: /fiːtʃə(r)/ [UK] Audio: en-us-feature.ogg [US] Forms: feature [canonical], features [third-person, singular], featured [past], featured [past, participle], featuring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|featur|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you feature something, you have it as a noticeable and positive part.
    Sense id: simple-feature-en-verb-KAsLdmv1
  2. If you feature something, you consider (or imagine) it. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-feature-en-verb-Paq5XSPI
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