boil
To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gasTo heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
» Please boil an egg for me.
Свари мне яйцо, пожалуйста.
Звари мені яйце, будь ласка.
Зваріть мені яйце, будь ласка.
Meaning
10 senses(transitive)To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
Boil some water in a pan.
(ambitransitive)To cook in boiling water.
Boil the eggs for three minutes.
Is the rice boiling yet?
kochen, sieden
кипяти́тьkipjatítʹ, вари́тьvarítʹ
вари́тиvarýty
bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point
(intransitive)To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
kochen, sieden
закипа́тьzakipátʹ, кипе́тьkipétʹ, закипе́тьzakipétʹ
кипі́тиkypíty, закипа́тиzakypáty, закипі́тиzakypíty
(New Zealand, UK, informal, transitive)To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
(informal, intransitive)To be uncomfortably hot.
It’s boiling outside!
запа́ритьсяzapáritʹsja, свари́тьсяsvarítʹsja
(informal, intransitive)To feel uncomfortably hot.
I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
(transitive)To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
to boil sugar or salt
(intransitive)To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
the boiling waves of the sea
be agitated
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
His blood boils with anger.
(obsolete)To steep or soak in warm water.
Examples
484 sentencesPlease boil an egg for me.
Звари мені яйце, будь ласка.
ruСвари мне яйцо, пожалуйста.
Milk boils at a higher temperature than water.
Молоко кипить за вищої температури, ніж вода.
ruМолоко закипает при более высокой температуре, чем вода.
I have a boiled egg for breakfast every day.
Щодня на сніданок я їм варене яйце.
ruКаждый день на завтрак я ем сваренное вкрутую яйцо.
deIch esse jeden Tag zum Frühstück ein gekochtes Ei.
It takes over 40 minutes to boil an emu egg.
Щоб зварити яйце ему потрібно більше ніж 40 хвилин.
deEs dauert über 40 Minuten, ein Emuei zu kochen.
Tom likes to eat a soft-boiled egg for breakfast.
Том любить їсти рідкі яйця на сніданок.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
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By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English boillen, from Old French boillir (see French bouillir) from Latin bullFrom Middle English boillen, from Old French boillir (see French bouillir) from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”). Displaced native Old English weallan (intransitive) and wiellan (transitive). More at wall, well.
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Forms
boils, boiling, boiled, boiledPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
12 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
50 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- boiling boiling
- boiling boiling water
- is boiling boiling
- boiled eggs
- hard boiled eggs
- boiled egg for
- a boiled egg
- boiled the eggs
- soft boiled
- boil an an
- hard boiled
- boiled some