- warm
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verbADVERB▪ properly, sufficiently, thoroughly▪ slightly▪ gently▪ gradually, slowly▪ instantly, quickly, rapidly, soon▪
We soon warmed up in front of the fire.
▪ suddenly▪His voice suddenly warmed.
▪ through, up▪Return the bowl to the heat to warm through.
Warm is used with these nouns as the object: ↑heart{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}adj.1 at a fairly high temperatureVERBS▪ be, feel, look, seem▪ become, get, grow, turn▪How can we get warm?
▪She felt her face grow warm at his remarks.
▪The weather had turned warm.
▪ keep, stay▪She tries to keep warm by sitting right next to the fire.
▪The bread should stay warm for at least half an hour.
▪ keep sb/sth, make sb/sth▪These will keep your feet warm.
▪ serve sth▪Bake for 15 minutes and serve warm with Greek yogurt.
ADVERB▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc.▪ exceptionally, particularly▪ almost▪It was a mild day, almost warm.
▪ just▪Add the sour cream and cook, stirring, until just warm.
▪ moderately, relatively▪ a little, slightly, etc.▪ enough, sufficiently▪Are you sure you'll be warm enough dressed like that?
▪ beautifully, comfortably, deliciously, pleasantly, wonderfully▪I slid further down into the pleasantly warm bed
▪ uncomfortably▪The room seemed uncomfortably warm.
▪ surprisingly▪ unseasonably, unusually▪The night air was soft and unseasonably warm.
PHRASES▪ nice (and) warm▪Come and have a nice warm drink by the fire.
▪That jacket looks nice and warm.
▪ warm to the touch▪The machine may feel warm to the touch.
2 friendlyVERBS▪ be, sound▪ becomeADVERB▪ extremely, very▪an extremely warm and friendly person
▪ genuinely▪ surprisinglyWarm is used with these nouns: ↑affection, ↑afternoon, ↑air, ↑applause, ↑approval, ↑atmosphere, ↑bath, ↑bed, ↑beer, ↑blanket, ↑blood, ↑breath, ↑breeze, ↑brown, ↑caress, ↑cheek, ↑climate, ↑clothes, ↑clothing, ↑colour, ↑condition, ↑congratulations, ↑cover, ↑cup, ↑current, ↑day, ↑drink, ↑duvet, ↑earth, ↑embrace, ↑environment, ↑evening, ↑eye, ↑feeling, ↑fire, ↑friendship, ↑fur, ↑glow, ↑greeting, ↑heart, ↑hospitality, ↑hug, ↑iron, ↑kiss, ↑light, ↑memory, ↑milk, ↑month, ↑morning, ↑mouth, ↑mug, ↑night, ↑ocean, ↑oven, ↑palm, ↑person, ↑personality, ↑praise, ↑pyjamas, ↑rain, ↑ray, ↑reception, ↑regard, ↑room, ↑salad, ↑sand, ↑scent, ↑sea, ↑sensation, ↑shade, ↑shower, ↑smell, ↑smile, ↑spell, ↑sun, ↑sunlight, ↑sunshine, ↑sweater, ↑tear, ↑temperature, ↑thanks, ↑tone, ↑towel, ↑tribute, ↑underwear, ↑voice, ↑washcloth, ↑water, ↑weather, ↑welcome, ↑wind, ↑winter
Collocations dictionary. 2013.