Warm Warmed Fire Climate Ice Caps Melt Make

• i'll warm up some milk.
• come in and warm yourself by the fire.
• the alcohol warmed and relaxed him.
• as the climate warms (up) the ice caps will melt.

warm

1. to make something/somebody warm or warmer; to become warm or warmer
• I'll warm up some milk.
• Come in and warm yourself by the fire.
• The alcohol warmed and relaxed him.
• As the climate warms (up) the ice caps will melt.
2. to become more friendly, loving, etc.; to make somebody feel or become more friendly, loving, etc.
3. to look or feel very ill/sick or tired
4. to make somebody feel happy or sympathetic
• Doesn’t that story just warm the cockles of your heart?

Extra Examples

• His voice suddenly warmed.
• Return the bowl to the heat to warm through.
• We soon warmed up in front of the fire.
• As the climate warms the ice caps will melt.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they warm
• he / she / it warms
• past simple warmed
• past participle warmed
• -ing form warming

Word Origin

• Old English wearm (adjective), werman, wearmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German warm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin formus ‘warm’ and Greek thermos ‘hot’.