From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwarm to somebody/something (also warm up to somebody/something American English) phrasal verb1 ENJOY/LIKE DOING somethingto begin to like someone you have just met Bruce didn’t warm to him as he had to Casey.2 EXCITEDto become more eager, interested, or excited about somethingwarm to a theme/subject/topic etc The more she spoke, the more she warmed to her subject. Voters are starting to warm up to the idea. → warm→ See Verb table