heated
Syllables: hea·ted/ˈhiːtɪd/
heated is the simple past and past participle of heat.
Adjective
heated (comparative more heated, superlative most heated)
- Very agitated, angry or impassioned.
- a heated argument
- heated discussion
- Made warm or hot by some means.
- a heated greenhouse / swimming pool / towel rail
Meaning of heat
Verb
heat (third-person singular simple present heats, present participle heating, simple past and past participle heated or (dialectal or obsolete) heat or (dialectal) het)
- To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
- I'll heat up the water.
- To become hotter.
- There's a pot of soup heating on the stove.
- To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
- Ile leaue you my ſweete Ladie, for a while, pray walke ſoftly, doe not heate your bloud, what, I muſt haue care of you.c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry...
- To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
- A noble emulation heats your breaſt, / And your own fame now robs you of your reſt.a. 1701 (date written), John Dryden, “To His Sacred Majesty. A Panegyric on his Coronation.”, in The Miscellaneous Works of John Dryden, […], volume I, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […]...
- To arouse, to excite (sexually).
- The massage heated her up.
Antonyms of heated
Forms of heated
| comparative | more heated |
|---|---|
| superlative | most heated |
Words formed from heated
Phrases with heated
Questions about heated
- What does heated mean?
- Heated means very agitated, angry or impassioned.
- What is heated the simple past and past participle of?
- Heated is the simple past and past participle of heat.
- What part of speech is heated?
- Heated is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce heated?
- Heated is pronounced /ˈhiːtɪd/.
Words near heated in the dictionary
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