warm
Having a temperature that feels nice and not cold.
Having a temperature that is comfortably higher than the surrounding air, but not hot.
Being friendly and kind to people.
Displaying kindness, friendliness, or affection towards others.
To make something warmer or to get warmer.
To raise the temperature of something or to become warmer.
To do easy exercise before harder exercise to get ready.
To engage in gentle physical activity before more intense exercise to prepare the body and reduce injury risk.
Colors like red, orange, and yellow that feel warm when you look at them.
Describing colors such as red, orange, and yellow that give an impression of warmth or comfort.
- Base: warm
- Comparative: warmer
- Superlative: warmest
- Base: warm
- 3rd Person Singular: warms
- Present Participle: warming
- Past: warmed
give someone a warm welcome
1Greet someone kindly and enthusiastically
To greet someone in a friendly and happy way when they arrive.
- They gave us a warm welcome when we arrived at the village.
- The host gave each guest a warm welcome.
warm feelings
1Feelings of kindness or affection
Nice feelings of kindness or love toward someone or something.
- She has warm feelings toward her old school.
- The movie left me with warm feelings.
warm up
1Prepare for exercise or heat something slightly
To do light exercise before harder exercise, or to make something a little hotter.
- It's important to warm up before lifting weights.
- I'll warm up some soup for lunch.
warm reception
1Friendly greeting or reaction to someone new
A friendly and happy greeting or reaction when someone arrives or starts something new.
- The new policy got a warm reception from the public.
- The new teacher got a warm reception from her students.
- The singer received a warm reception from her fans.
- His book received a warm reception from critics.