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Rarecome to a head
The correct spelling is come to a head.
How to pronounce come to a head
verb
Say it like: Com-e t-o a- hee-d
The correct spelling is come to a head. To rapidly reach a turning point or climax. For example: "The escalating crisis between England and her American colonies came to a head when fighting broke out in 1775."
Usage Examples
“The escalating crisis between England and her American colonies came to a head when fighting broke out in 1775.”
“His festering anger came to a head after the incident.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To rapidly reach a turning point or climax.
- 2.To suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time.
- 3.To suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed.
- 4.(of an abscess) To reach its final stage.
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