温める (Atatameru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to warm (up), to heat (up), to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.), to keep to oneself”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto warm (up); to heat (up)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to nurse; to mull over
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto renew (an old friendship)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto take for oneself
Examples
氷を温めるととける。
If you heat ice, it melts.
ミルクを温めてくれませんか。
Will you warm the milk, please?
彼は手を温めた。
He warmed his hands.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).