reheat

Everyday

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 →

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.