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.
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Bagels with cream cheese filling kept outside of refrigeration measured too warm to be considered safe to eat.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The players, perhaps unsurprisingly, did not warm to Juric.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The phone gets warm to the touch but never uncomfortably hot.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Sliced cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole with diced tomatoes measured too warm to be considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 18 Apr. 2025
The players, perhaps unsurprisingly, did not warm to Juric.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The phone gets warm to the touch but never uncomfortably hot.
—Prakhar Khanna, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Sliced cheese, pico de gallo and guacamole with diced tomatoes measured too warm to be considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
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 2 May. 2025.
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