warm

warm¹ W2S2 [wo:m US wo:rm] adj

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1¦(be warm)¦

2¦(feel warm)¦

3¦(clothes/buildings)¦

4¦(friendly)¦

5¦(colour)¦

6¦(correct)¦

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[: Old English; Origin: wearm]

1.) ¦(BE WARM)¦

slightly hot, especially in a pleasant way

≠ ↑cool

→↑warmth

▪ The house was lovely and warm.

▪ I hope we get some warm weather soon.

▪ I've put your dinner in the oven to keep it warm .

▪ warm water

2.) ¦(FEEL WARM)¦

if you are warm, your body is at a comfortable temperature

▪ Are you warm enough?

keep/stay warm

(=wear enough clothes not to feel cold)

▪ Make sure you keep warm!

▪ You'll be as warm as toast in that sleeping bag.

3.) ¦(CLOTHES/BUILDINGS)¦

clothes or buildings that are warm can keep in heat or keep out cold

▪ Here, put on your nice warm coat.

4.) ¦(FRIENDLY)¦

friendly or making someone feel comfortable and relaxed

▪ a warm, reassuring smile

▪ Please give a warm welcome to our special guest.

▪ a warm glow of satisfaction

▪ The Hungarian people are warm and friendly .

5.) ¦(COLOUR)¦

warm colours contain the colours red, yellow, and orange, which make you feel comfortable and happy

≠ ↑cool

6.) ¦(CORRECT)¦ [not before noun]

used especially in games to say that someone is near to guessing the correct answer or finding a hidden object

≠ ↑cold

▪ You're getting warmer.

>warmness n [U]

warm ²

warm² also warm up v [I and T]

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Phrasal verbs

　warm to somebody/something

　warm up

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to make someone or something warm or warmer, or to become warm or warmer

▪ They gathered round the fire to warm their hands.

warm yourself

▪ Warm yourself by the fire.

warm to / [warm to sb/sth] phr v

1.) to begin to like someone you have just met

▪ Bruce didn't warm to him as he had to Casey.

2.) to become more eager, interested, or excited about something

warm to a theme/subject/topic etc

▪ The more she spoke, the more she warmed to her subject.

▪ Voters are starting to warm up to the idea.

warm up phr v

1.) ¦(MAKE WARM)¦

to become warm, or to make someone or something warm

▪ With the fire on, the room should soon warm up.

▪ Once the weather warms up, you can move the plants outdoors.

warm sth<=>up

▪ I turned on the grill to warm it up.

warm sb up

▪ Come inside and have a drink. It'll warm you up.

2.) ¦(FOOD)¦

to heat food, especially food that has already been cooked, so that it is hot enough to eat, or to become hot enough to eat

warm sth<=>up

▪ I'll put the lasagne in the oven to warm it up.

3.) ¦(DO EXERCISES)¦

to do gentle physical exercises to prepare your body for dancing, sport etc

▪ The runners began warming up.

→↑warm-up¹ (1), ↑warm-up² (2)

4.) ¦(MACHINE/ENGINE)¦

if a machine or engine warms up, or if you warm it up, it becomes ready to work properly after being switched on

▪ He waited for the photocopier to warm up.

warm sth<=>up

▪ He started to warm up the aircraft's engines.

5.) ¦(EVENT)¦

if a party, election etc warms up, it starts to become enjoyable or interesting, especially because more is happening

▪ The race for governor is beginning to warm up.

6.) ¦(PRACTISE)¦

if musicians, singers, or performers warm up, they practise just before a performance

▪ The band had little time to warm up before going on stage.

7.) ¦(PERFORM/SPEAK FIRST)¦

to perform or speak first at an event, so that the people listening are relaxed or excited before the main singer, speaker etc comes on

warm sb<=>up

▪ He warmed up the audience by telling them a few jokes.

warm up for

▪ They warmed up for U2 on one of their early tours.

→look/feel like death warmed up/over at ↑death

warm ³

warm³ n

the warm

BrE a place that is warm

≠ the cold

▪ Come into the warm!

warm ⁴

warm⁴ adv

wrap up warm

to put on enough clothes so that you do not feel cold