HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › come to a boil
Back to search

come to a boil

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

1 more languages

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 all C2 English words →

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

Learn this word in context

See come to a boil used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free