reheat
part of speech
verb (reheat, reheats, reheated, reheating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To heat food or drink again after it has gone cold: reheat the soup. tree →
2) To make something hot again in general. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety lessons: reheat leftovers until steaming hot all the way through to kill germs, and only reheat rice or chicken once. Microwaves reheat food quickly. In maths: «It takes 3 minutes to reheat one plate; how long for 4 plates?» (one at a time = 12 minutes). Phrases: «reheat in the microwave», «reheat until piping hot», «reheated leftovers».
examples
- Can you reheat my pizza, please? tree →
- Reheat the soup until it's steaming hot. tree →
- Never reheat food more than once. tree →
- Mum reheated last night's pasta for lunch. tree →
- The microwave reheats a cup of milk in 1 minute. tree →
- Stir the food when you reheat it so it heats evenly. tree →
note
Regular verb: reheated. Prefix «re-» = again. Safety: hot all the way through, stirred, and only once.
Trees and pragmatics
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