come to a head

English - Turkish

Definition of come to a head in English Turkish dictionary

dönüm çekidine gelmek

olgunlaşmak

dönüm noktasına varmak

çıkmak

sona ermek

son noktaya varmak

baş vermek

doruğa ulaşmak

doruk noktasına ulaşmak

Related Terms

come to head

başına gelmek

English - English

Definition of come to a head in English English dictionary

To suddenly make mature or perfected that which was inchoate or imperfectly formed

To rapidly come to a turning point

The escalating crisis between England and her American colonies came to a head when fighting broke out in 1775.

To suddenly reveal that which has lain latent for a time

His festering anger came to a head after the incident.

peak, reach a high point

Turkish pronunciation

kʌm tı ı hed

Pronunciation

/ˈkəm tə ə ˈhed/ /ˈkʌm tə ə ˈhɛd/

Etymology

() The folk etymology is possibly related to acne, where the head of the pimple forms after something bad has been going on beneath the surface.