come to a boil in English

Forms: comes to a boil [present, singular, third-person], coming to a boil [participle, present], came to a boil [past], come to a boil [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|come<,,came,come> to a boil}} come to a boil (third-person singular simple present comes to a boil, present participle coming to a boil, simple past came to a boil, past participle come to a boil)

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        "To reach a critical point; come to a head"
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        "(figurative) To reach a critical point; come to a head"
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"come to a boil" meaning in English

Verb