warmly

warm  (wôrm)

adj. warm·er, warm·est

1. Somewhat hotter than temperate; having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat; moderately hot: a warm climate.

2. Having the natural heat of living beings: a warm body.

3. Preserving or imparting heat: a warm overcoat.

4. Having or causing a sensation of unusually high body heat, as from exercise or hard work; overheated.

5. Marked by enthusiasm; ardent: warm support.

6. Characterized by liveliness, excitement, or disagreement; heated: a warm debate.

7. Marked by or revealing friendliness or sincerity; cordial: warm greetings.

8. Loving; passionate: a warm embrace.

9. Excitable, impetuous, or quick to be aroused: a warm temper.

10. Predominantly red or yellow in tone: a warm sunset.

11. Recently made; fresh: a warm trail.

12. Close to discovering, guessing, or finding something, as in certain games.

13. Informal Uncomfortable because of danger or annoyance: Things are warm for the bookies.

v. warmed, warm·ing, warms

v.tr.

1. To raise slightly in temperature; make warm: warmed the rolls a bit more; warm up the house.

2. To make zealous or ardent; enliven.

3. To fill with pleasant emotions: We were warmed by the sight of home.

v.intr.

1. To become warm: The rolls are warming in the oven.

2. To become ardent, enthusiastic, or animated: began to warm to the subject.

3. To become kindly disposed or friendly: She felt the audience warming to her.

n. Informal

A warming or heating.

Phrasal Verb:

warm up

1. To prepare for an athletic event by exercising, stretching, or practicing for a short time beforehand.

2. To make or become ready for an event or operation.

3. To make more enthusiastic, excited, or animated.

4. To approach a state of confrontation or violence.

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[Middle English, from Old English wearm.]

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warmer n.

warmish adj.

warmly adv.

warmness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	warmly - in a hearty manner; "`Yes,' the children chorused heartily"; "We welcomed her warmly" cordially, heartily
	2.	warmly - in a warm manner; "warmly dressed"; "warm-clad skiers" warm

Translations

warmly [ˈwɔːmlɪ] ADV

1. (= cosily) to be warmly dressed → ir or estar bien abrigado
remember to wrap up warmly → acuérdate de abrigarte bien

2. (= affectionately) [greet, smile] → calurosamente, afectuosamente; [say, speak] → cariñosamente; [thank] → cordialmente
he embraced her warmly → la abrazó con ternura

3. (= enthusiastically) [congratulate] → efusivamente; [welcome] → calurosamente; [endorse, recommend] → sin reservas
to be warmly applauded → recibir un caluroso aplauso
the plan was warmly received → el plan fue recibido con entusiasmo

4. [shine] → con fuerza
the sun was shining warmly → el sol brillaba con fuerza

warmly [ˈwɔː^rmli] adv

[dress] → chaudement

[greet, welcome] → chaleureusement

warmly

adv → warm; welcome → herzlich; recommend → wärmstens; we warmly welcome it → wir begrüßen es sehr

warmly [ˈwɔːmlɪ] adv (recommend) → caldamente; (welcome, thank, applaud) → calorosamente
to dress warmly → portare indumenti pesanti

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warmly [ˈwɔːmlɪ] adv (recommend) → caldamente; (welcome, thank, applaud) → calorosamente
to dress warmly → portare indumenti pesanti