warm
gb/wˈɔɹm/ us/wˈɔɹm/
A1
Engleză
~ 1500
Sensuri
0 sensuri
adjective
A1
property
1
Moderately high in temperature
Having a temperature that feels nice and not cold.
Tipar de utilizare:
[something] is warm
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'warm' with 'hot'; 'warm' is comfortable, while 'hot' can be uncomfortable or too high in temperature.
Sinonime
mild (Slightly warm, often used for weather, less intense than 'warm'.)
|
heated (Deliberately made warm, often by a device.)
Antonime
cold (Having a low temperature, opposite of warm.)
Colocații
warm clothes
|warm weather
|warm water
|keep warm
|stay warm
Teme
daily life
|weather
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The soup is still warm from the stove.
- It was a warm summer evening.
- Make sure the baby stays warm during the night.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The tea is warm.
- It is warm today.
- I wear a jacket to stay warm.
adjective
A2
property
2
Friendly and affectionate
Being friendly and kind to people.
Tipar de utilizare:
[someone] is warm
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'warm' in this sense with physical temperature; here it describes feelings, not heat.
Sinonime
friendly (General openness and kindness; similar but more general than 'warm'.)
|
cordial (Polite and friendly, often in formal contexts.)
Antonime
cold (Emotionally distant or unfriendly.)
Colocații
warm smile
|warm welcome
|warm personality
|warm hug
Teme
emotions
|relationships
Exemple
- She gave me a warm smile when I arrived.
- He has a very warm personality.
- We received a warm welcome at the hotel.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She is a warm person.
- He gave me a warm hug.
- They gave us a warm welcome.
Verb
A2
action
3
Make or become warmer
To make something warmer or to get warmer.
Tipar de utilizare:
to warm [something] (up)
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes use 'heat' when they mean 'warm', even for mild temperature increases.
Sinonime
heat (To make hot; 'warm' suggests a milder increase in temperature.)
Antonime
cool (To lower the temperature of something.)
Colocații
warm up food
|warm hands
|warm the room
Teme
daily life
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- She warmed the bread in the oven.
- The sun warmed my face.
- I need to warm up the milk for the baby.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I warm my hands by the fire.
- The sun warms the ground.
- Please warm up the soup.
Verb
B1
action
4
Prepare for exercise with light activity
To do easy exercise before harder exercise to get ready.
Tipar de utilizare:
to warm up before [activity]
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners may confuse 'warm up' in sports with simply increasing temperature; here it refers to physical preparation.
Sinonime
loosen up (Informal; means to relax muscles before activity.)
Antonime
cool down (To slow down and stretch after exercise.)
Colocații
warm up exercises
|warm up routine
Teme
sports
|health
Exemple
- The team warmed up before the match.
- Always warm up before running to avoid injury.
- She warmed up with some light stretches.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- I warm up before I run.
- We warmed up before the game.
- He warms up with slow jogging.
adjective
B1
property
5
Color tone suggesting heat or comfort
Colors like red, orange, and yellow that feel warm when you look at them.
Sinonime
rich-colored (Strong and deep in color, but not always implying warmth.)
Antonime
cool-colored (Colors like blue or green that give a cooler impression.)
Colocații
warm colors
|warm tones
Teme
art
|design
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
Exemple
- The living room is decorated in warm tones.
- Warm colors can make a room feel cozy.
- She prefers warm shades for her paintings.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The wall has a warm color.
- I like warm colors in my clothes.
- Warm colors make me happy.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
warm
IPA
GB/wˈɔɹm/
US/wˈɔɹm/
Silabe și accent
warm (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (warm)
Forme ale cuvântului
Adjective
- Base: warm
- Comparative: warmer
- Superlative: warmest
Verb
- Base: warm
- 3rd Person Singular: warms
- Present Participle: warming
- Past: warmed
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
warms
verb
warming
verb
warmed
verb
warmer
adjective
warmest
adjective
Related words
lukewarm
adjective
heartwarming
adjective B2
Advanced or less common
warmish
adjective
Expresii
give someone a warm welcome
1/ɡˈɪv sˈʌmwˌʌn ə wˈɔɹm wˈɛlkəm/
fixed phrase
Greet someone kindly and enthusiastically
To greet someone in a friendly and happy way when they arrive.
Exemple
- They gave us a warm welcome when we arrived at the village.
- The host gave each guest a warm welcome.
warm feelings
1/wˈɔɹm fˈilɪŋz/
fixed phrase
Feelings of kindness or affection
Nice feelings of kindness or love toward someone or something.
Exemple
- She has warm feelings toward her old school.
- The movie left me with warm feelings.
warm up
1/wˈɔɹm ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Prepare for exercise or heat something slightly
To do light exercise before harder exercise, or to make something a little hotter.
Exemple
- It's important to warm up before lifting weights.
- I'll warm up some soup for lunch.
warm reception
1/wˈɔɹm ɹɪsˈɛpʃən/
fixed phrase
Friendly greeting or reaction to someone new
A friendly and happy greeting or reaction when someone arrives or starts something new.
Exemple
- 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.