warm to

phrasal verb

warmed to; warming to; warms to
1
: to begin to feel affection for (someone)
She quickly warmed to her guests.
2
: to begin to be interested in or excited about (something)
It took them a while to warm to the idea.

Examples of warm to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Temperatures will slowly warm to around 70 by Saturday afternoon, thanks to another round of clear and sunny skies. Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Oct. 2024 Commissioning Broadcaster None Sales Happy Accidents Icebreaker Pitch Pay-TV and streamer buyers may warm to this Finnish supernatural thriller, winner of the MIPDRAMA 2024 top series honor. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024 In withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement, under which almost every country had committed to try to limit warming to no more than two degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, Mr. Trump formally disavowed emission reductions as a goal. Maggie Astor, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2024 After that, the planet naturally warmed to the pleasant temperatures in which human civilization thrived for about 240 generations, a golden age of agriculture, air conditioning and Stanley cups. Mark Gongloff, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for warm to 

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“Warm to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warm%20to. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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