Verwarm

Verwarm is a Dutch verb meaning to heat up or to warm. It is used transitively with a direct object and can refer to making something warmer by applying heat, such as a pan, soup, or a room. The term is also used metaphorically to describe increasing warmth or friendliness in a situation.

Etymology and related forms: Verwarmen consists of the prefix ver- plus warmer (from warm). The word is related to the German wärmen. In Dutch, verwarm serves as the present stem and is also the form used for the imperative: Verwarm de kamer.

Conjugation and grammar: In the present tense, forms are ik verwarm, jij verwarmt, hij verwarmt; wij verwarmen; jullie verwarmen; zij verwarmen. The past tense is ik verwarmde, jij verwarmde, hij verwarmde; wij verwarmden, jullie verwarmden, zij verwarmden. The past participle is verwarmd, used with have: De oven is verwarmd. The imperative form is Verwarm! for singular, and Verwarmt het gerust for plural contexts.

Usage notes: Verwarm is common in contexts such as cooking, heating systems, and energy management. Examples: ik verwarm de soep in de magnetron, de kachel verwarmt de kamer, of we moeten het water tot 60 graden verwarmen. Verwarmen differs from opwarmen, a related verb meaning to reheat, often used with a separable prefix in sentences like warm de soep op. Verwarming is the noun for heating, while verwarmd describes something that has been heated.

See also: verwarming (heating), verwarmen (to heat up), opwarmen (to reheat), kachel (heater), oven.