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Mr. Tom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Warm VS Heat

Hi

Are these sentences equally natural and have the same meaning?

Let me warm some milk/food for you.
Let me warm up some milk/food for you.
Let me heat some milk/food for you.

Thanks,

Tom

PS: What about "heat up some food"?
  

Top answer

All are fine with the same meaning, but "warm-up/heat-up" is most common.

— Vorpar

  • All are fine with the same meaning, but "warm-up/heat-up" is most common.
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All are fine with the same meaning, but "warm-up/heat-up" is most common.
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VorparAll are fine with the same meaning, but "warm-up/heat-up" is most common.
Thanks, Vorpor.

Can I ask why you put the hyphen? Also, can I break the phrase like this?

Warm the milk up quickly.
Heat the food up and give it to Uncle Frank.

Tom
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Can I ask why you put the hyphen?
My dictionary shows both warm-up and warm up are acceptable.

Also, can I break the phrase like this?

Warm the milk up quickly.
Heat the food up and give it to Uncle Frank.

Those look fine to me.
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I would consider warm up the verb and warm-up the noun and adjective. Does your dictionary really show a hyphenated verb, Vorpar?
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Mister MicawberI would consider warm up the verb and warm-up the noun and adjective. Does your dictionary really show a hyphenated verb, Vorpar?
Tunnel-visioned that one. You're right, hyphenated is only for the noun.
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