What does “heat” mean?
- 1
nounthe quality of being hot, or hot weather
I can’t sleep in this heat.
- 2
verbto make something warm or hot
Heat the soup for five minutes.
Heat at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /hit/ · HEET
How to use “heat” correctly
“Heat” is the noun and verb, “hot” is the adjective: “The heat is terrible; it’s so hot.”
Common phrases with “heat”
- heat up
- heat wave
- high heat
- the heat of the moment
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- warmth
- warm up
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- cold
- cool
Word family
- heater
- heating
- heated
- hot
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