Meaning

2 senses

  1. To heat; to make or become hot.

  2. To become lively or exciting.

Examples

2799 sentences

  1. I want something hot to drink.

    Я хочу випити чогось гарячого. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь тёплого. — marafon

    deIch will etwas Warmes zu trinken. — kroko

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  2. It is too hot to work.

    Занадто спекотно, щоб працювати. — deniko

    ruСлишком жарко, чтобы работать. — sharptoothed

    deEs ist zu heiß zum Arbeiten. — MUIRIEL

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  3. Is it this hot every day?

    Кожного дня так спекотно? — deniko

    deIst es jeden Tag so heiß? — MUIRIEL

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  4. It was a very hot day.

    Це був дуже спекотний день. — aandrusiak

    deEs war ein sehr heißer Tag. — wolfgangth

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  5. I can't stand this hot weather.

    Я не переношу такої спеки. — deniko

    ruЯ не могу выносить эту жару. — odexed

    deIch kann dieses heiße Wetter nicht ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Origin

From Middle English hot, hoot, from Old English hāt (“hot”), from Proto-West Germanic *hai

From Middle English hot, hoot, from Old English hāt (“hot”), from Proto-West Germanic *hait, from Proto-Germanic *haitaz (“hot”), from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- (“to heat; to become hot”).

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Forms

hots, hotting, hotted, hotted
Base formhot · to hot
3rd person singularhots
Present participlehotting
Past simplehotted
Past participlehotted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhot
he, she, ithots

Past simpleLesson

all personshotted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave hotted
he, she, ithas hotted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill hot

Synonyms

1 synonyms
heat up

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

Collocations

12 patterns
  • was too hot
  • hot dogs
  • a hot day
  • too hot to
  • is very hot
  • hot to drink
  • hot water
  • hot today
  • hot weather
  • was so hot
  • hot day
  • cup of hot

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
hostessC1hostileC1hostilityC1hotbedhotcakehotelA1hotelierC2

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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