warm

A2 · Elementary

adj. friendly, kind, and showing that you like someone.

adj. demonstrating affection, kindness, or cordiality in interpersonal interactions.

“The hotel staff gave us a very warm welcome when we arrived.”

“Despite their professional rivalry, the two scientists maintained a warm relationship and frequently exchanged data.”

B1 · Intermediate

adj. describing colors like red, orange, and yellow.

adj. referring to hues in the red, orange, and yellow part of the visible spectrum, often associated with heat.

“She chose warm colors for the living room to make it feel cozy.”

“The artist used a palette of warm tones to capture the late afternoon sunlight hitting the sandstone cliffs.”

A2 · Elementary

v. to make something warm or to become warm.

v. to increase the temperature of an object or environment; functions both transitively and intransitively.

“You can warm the soup on the stove for a few minutes.”

“As the sun rose higher, the dark pavement began to warm, radiating heat back into the morning air.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate

v. to start to like someone or something more than before.

v. to become more enthusiastic about or well-disposed toward a person or idea over time; often used with 'to'.

“I didn't like the new manager at first, but I'm starting to warm to him.”

“The public was initially skeptical of the tax reform, but they began to warm to the proposal once the benefits were explained.”

C1 · Advanced Computing Technical

v. to prepare a system or email account so it is ready to work well.

v. to prepopulate a cache or establish a sender reputation for an email domain to ensure optimal performance.

“We need to warm the new email domain before sending the big newsletter.”

“Engineers spent the weekend warming the cache to ensure the system could handle the anticipated surge in traffic during the product launch.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Informal

n. the act of making something warm or the feeling of heat.

n. the state of being warmed or the process of applying heat; often used colloquially.

“Come sit by the fire and have a quick warm before you go back outside.”

“After hours of hiking through the snow, the hikers enjoyed a good warm by the hearth of the mountain cabin.”