Polyglot Dictionary

hervir

/eɾˈβiɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
hiervo
preterite (yo)
herví
past participle
hervido

Meaning

  1. to boil

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cocer

hervir and cocer are close synonyms for "to boil"; cocer also separately means "to cook," more broadly.

Similar in other languages

French

bouillir

bouillir is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to boil."

Portuguese

ferver

ferver is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to boil."

Practice

1 What does hervir mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches hervir?

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