温める | Japanese meaning

温める【あたためる】

Frequency rank: 6,177. – 6,185.

Ichidan verb; transitive verb

to warm (up); to heat (up)
to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to nurse; to mull overonly applies to 温める
to renew (an old friendship)only applies to 温めるsee also 旧交を温める
to take for oneselfonly applies to 温める

Forms

温める【あたためる】【あっためる】Frequency rank: 6,177. – 6,185.
暖める【あたためる】【あっためる】Frequency rank: 22,528. – 22,662.
あたためるFrequency rank: 49,017. – 50,149.
あっためるFrequency rank: 44,487. – 45,255.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to warm (up); to heat (up)

This meaning refers to the action of increasing the temperature of something, often related to food or drink, but it can also refer to warming a space or even a concept or feeling.

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Please heat up this soup.

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I turned on the heater to warm up the room.

to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to nurse; to mull over

This meaning involves the act of keeping thoughts or plans private, not sharing them with others, or considering them deeply before taking action.

よう。

It seems he is mulling over that plan.

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I'll keep that idea to myself for a while.

to renew (an old friendship)

This meaning pertains to the act of rekindling or restoring a previous friendship, often after a period of time has lapsed.

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I renewed my friendship with a friend from school days.

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I chatted with a friend after a long time to renew our bond.

to take for oneself

This meaning indicates the act of claiming or appropriating something for personal use or benefit.

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He took that idea for himself and made it his own.

、。

I took that information for myself to use in the project.

Generated collocations (experimental)

a method to warm (up)to mull over an ideato renew a friendshipwarmed foodto warm the hearta time to warm (up)to keep a plan to oneselfto warm food for dietingto heat the househeating machineto warm (someone) up

Wiktionary definitions (experimental)

きごう「あたためるきごう」におなじ同じ．.

Wiktionary

Example sentences

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1. 。。

I also brought some gruel I made. It just needs warming up.

温める【あたためる】

温める【あたためる】

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