FEVER


Meaning of FEVER in English

noun

1 high temperature

ADJECTIVE

▪ high , raging

She had a very high ~.

▪ mild , slight

▪ persistent

▪ glandular ( BrE ) ( mononucleosis in AmE ) , rheumatic , scarlet , etc.

… OF FEVER

▪ bout

He suffered from recurrent bouts of ~.

VERB + FEVER

▪ have , run , suffer from

He put his hand to my forehead as if I was running a ~.

▪ catch , come down with , contract , develop , get

James has come down with a ~.

▪ cause

▪ die of

▪ bring down , reduce

drugs which can help to bring down the ~

▪ be accompanied by

Inflammation is frequently accompanied by ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ with a ~

He was in bed with a ~.

2 nervous excitement

ADJECTIVE

▪ baseball , election , gold , war , World Cup

FEVER + VERB

▪ grip sb

Election ~ suddenly gripped the nation.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a ~ of

She was in a ~ of anxiety about him.

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