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warmed

adj.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈwɔɹmd// UK //wˈɔːmd// warmed

adj. feeling slightly hot in a pleasant way, or having become more friendly and enthusiastic. You use it to describe someone who has started to like an idea or a person more than before.

adj. having been made moderately hot; also used figuratively to describe an increase in friendliness or enthusiasm. Often functions as a participial adjective following a linking verb.


SIMPLE

The soup is warmed and ready to eat.

CONTEXTUAL

After a few minutes of conversation, the audience warmed to the speaker's humorous style.

COMPLEX

The previously skeptical committee members seemed warmed by the proposal once the financial benefits were clearly outlined in the final presentation.

Synonyms
Usage

Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'seem'; frequently takes the preposition 'to' in its figurative sense.

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