Polyglot Dictionary

ferver

/feɾˈveɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
fervo
preterite (eu)
fervi
past participle
fervido

Meaning

  1. to boil

    • A água está fervendo.

      The water is boiling.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

cozer

cozer and ferver are close synonyms for "to boil"; cozer is also more general, "to cook."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

hervir

hervir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to boil."

French

bouillir

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

Practice

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