Learn English – “Heat up” or “heat”

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It seems they have same meaning but why are we using the phrasal verb? Or they have same meaning?

Best Answer

Heat up can be used, as heat too, to mean "make or become hot or warm"; heat up has also additional meanings, though:

  • [of a person] become excited or impassioned
  • become more intense and exciting
  • [archaic] inflame; excite

When you say "the action really begins to heat up," it doesn't mean the environment's temperature is getting higher.

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