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came to a boil

came to a boil is the simple past of come to a boil.

Meaning of come to a boil

Verb

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)

  1. To begin to boil.
    • I put some water in a saucepan and it came to a boil fairly quickly.
  2. (figuratively) To reach a critical point; come to a head.

Questions about came to a boil

What is came to a boil the simple past of?
Came to a boil is the simple past of come to a boil.

Words near came to a boil in the dictionary

  1. came the old acid
  2. came the old soldier
  3. came thick and fast
  4. came through
  5. came to
  6. came to a boil
  7. came to a close
  8. came to a head
  9. came to a sticky end
  10. came to a stop
  11. came to an end

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