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Meaning of come to a boil | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To begin to boil.
To reach a critical point; come to a head.
figuratively

Examples

“I put some water in a saucepan and it came to a boil fairly quickly.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

come to a close come to a head come to a stand come to a sticky end come to a stop come to an end