熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びる

ねつをおびる
expression
to get heated; to become passionate; to warm up
descriptive
1. to become warm; to heat up
Literally, to take on heat. Used for physical objects that become warm or hot.
パソコンが熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びてきた。
The computer started heating up.
エンジンが熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びている。
The engine is hot.
長時間(ちょうじかん)使(つか)うとスマホが熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びることがある。
If you use a smartphone for a long time, it can get hot.
2. to get heated; to become passionate or intense
Figuratively, used when a discussion, debate, competition, or atmosphere becomes more intense, passionate, or emotionally charged.
議論(ぎろん)が熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びてきた。
The debate got heated.
選挙(せんきょ)が近(ちか)づくにつれ、運動(うんどう)が熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びてきた。
As the election approached, the campaign heated up.
優勝(ゆうしょう)をかけた試合(しあい)は終盤(しゅうばん)に向(む)けて熱(ねつ)を帯(お)びていった。
The championship game grew more intense heading into the final stretch.

The figurative sense (heated discussion/atmosphere) is more common in everyday use than the literal physical sense.

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Related: 盛(も)り上(あ)がる (get lively)
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Added 2026.3.22 11:28 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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