/hiːt/
Translation
The quality of being hot, or the warm feeling that comes from the sun, a fire, or a warm place.
Word origin
From Old English hætu, formed from the same root as the word hot.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- hætu
Examples
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"Heat" is the warm feeling that comes from the sun.
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Here "heat" is the warmth given off by the fire.
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"Heat" here is one whole thing, so it has no plural.
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