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Fever High Noun Bre ˈfiːvə(R ˈfiːvər Aspirin Reduce

Word fever
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈfiːvə(r) / NAmE / ˈfiːvər /
Example
  • he has a high fever.
  • aspirin should help reduce the fever.
  • she caught a fever on her travels in africa, and died.
  • he waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience.
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fever

(noun)BrE / ˈfiːvə(r) / NAmE / ˈfiːvər /
  1. a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal
    • He has a high fever.
    • Aspirin should help reduce the fever.
  2. a particular type of disease in which somebody has a high temperature
    • see also glandular fever
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/glandular-fever
    • She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died.
  3. a state of nervous excitement
    • He waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience.
  4. great interest or excitement about something
    • election fever
    • World Cup fever has gripped the country.

    Extra Examples

    • Election fever suddenly gripped the nation.
    • He put his hand to my forehead as if I was running a fever.
    • He suffered from recurrent bouts of fever.
    • He was in bed with a fever.
    • Inflammation is frequently accompanied by fever.
    • James has come down with a fever.
    • She had a very high fever.
    • She was in a fever of anxiety about him.
    • drugs which can help to bring down the fever

    Word Origin

    • Old English fēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris.
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