Meanings
verbbring to a boil (third-person singular simple present brings to a boil, present participle bringing to a boil, simple past and past participle brought to a boil)
present singular third person brings to a boil · participle present bringing to a boil · participle past brought to a boil · past brought to a boil · alternative Australia UK bring to the boil · alternative come to a boil
- USTo heat something until it reaches its boiling point.
- figurativelyTo bring (a debate, etc.) to a peak of activity or emotion.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 沸騰 /沸腾
- 沸騰 /沸腾 (fèiténg)heat something until it reaches boiling point
Dutch aan de kook brengen
- aan de kook brengenheat something until it reaches boiling point
Finnish kiehauttaa
- kiehauttaaheat something until it reaches boiling point
French porter à ébullition
- porter à ébullitionheat something until it reaches boiling point
Japanese 沸騰させる
- 沸騰させる (futtō saseru)heat something until it reaches boiling point
Norwegian Bokmål koke opp
- koke oppheat something until it reaches boiling point
Russian довести́ до кипе́ния
- довести́ до кипе́ния (dovestí do kipénija)heat something until it reaches boiling point
Spanish poner a hervir
- poner a hervirheat something until it reaches boiling point
Swedish koka upp
- koka uppheat something until it reaches boiling point
Cite this entry
APA
bring to a boil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20a%20boil
MLA
“bring to a boil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20a%20boil. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bring to a boil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bring%20to%20a%20boil.
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