heat up

• Verbo que significa hacer que algo se caliente o volverse tibio o caliente por sí mismo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of making something warm or hot, or becoming warm or hot.

incontable · transitivo e intransitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Increase temperatureinformal

   To make something become hotter or warmer.

   Calentar

   • I need to heat up the soup for dinner.
   • The sun will heat up the water in the pool.
   • She heated up the leftovers in the microwave.

   Sinónimosheatwarmwarm up

   Antónimoschillcoolcool downfreezerefrigerate

2. Become more intenseinformal

   To become more active, intense, or competitive.

   intensificarse

   • The competition is starting to heat up.
   • The debate heated up after the controversial statement.
   • The political campaign is heating up as the election approaches.

   Sinónimosbuild upescalateheightenhot upincreaseintensifypick upramp upsharpen

   Antónimosabatecool downcool offdiminishsubside

Verbo baseheat