aufwärmen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛʁmən/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
wärmt auf
past
wärmte auf
perfect
hat aufgewärmt

Meaning

  1. to warm up

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

erwärmen

Aufwärmen is warming something back up — reheating food, warming up muscles before exercise; erwärmen is the general word for warming or heating, also figuratively, as in sich erwärmen für etwas, warming up to an idea.

Practice

1 What does aufwärmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich wärme die Suppe ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufwärmen?

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