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heat up

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌhit ˈʌp/ · UK /ˌhiːt ˈʌp/

heat up means: To make something warmer or hot.

verb

MAKE HOTTERA2

To make something warmer or hot.

  • Heat up the soup.
  • I heated the leftovers up in the microwave.
  • Can you heat up some water for tea?

How to use it: heat something up (Heat the milk up gently.)

Similar words: heat, warm up

Opposites: cool

Common phrases: heat up soup, heat up something

BECOME INTENSEB2

To become more active, exciting, or difficult as feelings or competition grow stronger.

  • The race is heating up.
  • The debate heated up after his speech.
  • Competition will heat up as more companies enter the market.

Similar words: intensify, hot up

Opposites: ease

Common phrases: heat up quickly, heat up again

MAKE ANGRYC2

To make someone angry or annoyed.

  • His rude reply heated me up.
  • The repeated delays had heated everyone up.
  • Why does that small mistake heat you up so much?

How to use it: heat someone up (Those unfair accusations really heated him up.)

Similar words: anger, annoy, infuriate

Opposites: calm

Common phrases: heat up someone, heat someone up

Questions about heat up

What does heat up mean?

To make something warmer or hot.

What is heat up in other languages?

Türkçe: ısıtmak · Español: calentar · Français: chauffer · Deutsch: erhitzen · Italiano: scaldare · 日本語: 温める

How do you pronounce heat up?

In American English /ˌhit ˈʌp/; in British English /ˌhiːt ˈʌp/.

How do you use heat up in a sentence?

Heat up the soup. I heated the leftovers up in the microwave.

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