fever noun
1 high temperature
ADJ. high, raging She had a very high fever. | slight | glandular, rheumatic, scarlet, etc.
QUANT. bout He suffered from recurrent bouts of fever.
VERB + FEVER have, run, suffer from He put his hand to my forehead as if I was running a fever. | catch, come/go down with, develop James has gone down with a fever. | die of | bring down, reduce drugs which can help to bring down the fever | be accompanied by Inflammation is frequently accompanied by fever.
PREP. with a ~ He was in bed with a fever. > Special page at ILLNESS
2 nervous excitement
ADJ. election, World Cup
FEVER + VERB grip sb Election fever suddenly gripped the nation.
PREP. in a ~ of She was in a fever of anxiety about him.
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