A medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast
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The symptoms of the disease include headache and fever.
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Oxford Essential Dictionary
fever
noun
If you have a fever, your body is too hot because you are ill. same meaning temperature
>> feverish adjective If you are feverish, your body is too hot because you are ill.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
fever
fe‧ver /ˈfiːvə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun
[Date: 900-1000; Language: Latin; Origin: febris]
1. [uncountable and countable] an illness or a medical condition in which you have a very high temperature:
Andy has a fever and won’t be coming into work today.
I woke up this morning with a fever and an upset stomach.
She’s running a fever (=has a fever).
a high/low/slight fever
The usual symptoms are a pink rash with a slight fever. ⇨ ↑hay fever, ↑scarlet fever, ↑yellow fever, ↑glandular fever, ↑rheumatic fever
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In everyday English, people usually use fever to talk about a very high temperature. If someone's temperature is just high, they say that someone has a temperature rather than has a fever:
▪ He stayed home from school because he had a temperature.
2. [singular] a situation in which many people feel very excited or feel very strongly about something
fever of
a fever of excitement on Wall Street
election/carnival etc fever (=great interest or excitement about a particular activity or event)
Soccer fever has been sweeping the nation as they prepare for the World Cup.
3. (at) fever pitch British English if people’s feelings are at fever pitch, they are extremely excited:
The nation was at fever pitch in the days leading up to the election.
After a night of rioting, tensions in the city reached fever pitch.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
fever
fever [fever fevers fevered fevering] [ˈfiːvə(r)] [ˈfiːvər] noun
1. countable, uncountable 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.
compare temperature
2. countable, uncountable (old-fashioned) (used mainly in compounds) a particular type of disease in which sb has a high temperature
• She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died.
see also glandular fever, hay fever, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, yellow fever
3. singular ~ (of sth) a state of nervous excitement
• He waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience.
4. uncountable (especially in compounds) great interest or excitement about sth
• election fever
• World Cup fever has gripped the country.
Word Origin:
Old English fēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris.
Collocations:
Illnesses
Becoming ill
catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(BrE) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
get (BrE) ill/(NAmE) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
come down with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu
contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
have a heart attack/a stroke
provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill
feel (BrE) ill/sick/nauseous/queasy
be running (BrE) a temperature/(NAmE) a fever
have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(BrE) a high temperature/(NAmE) a fever
suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
be laid up with/ (BrE) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(BrE) flu/a migraine
nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments
examine a patient
diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
treat sb for cancer/depression/shock
have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
have/be given an injection/(BrE) a flu jab/(NAmE) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
be vaccinated against the flu/(BrE) flu/the measles/(BrE) measles/polio/smallpox
enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Example Bank:
• 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
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
fever / ˈfiː.və r / / -vɚ / noun [ C or U ] (ILLNESS)
B1 a medical condition in which the body temperature is higher than usual and the heart beats very fast:
He's got a headache and a slight fever.
fever / ˈfiː.və r / / -vɚ / noun [ U ] (EXCITEMENT)
C2 a state of great excitement:
The whole country seems to be in the grip of football fever.
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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary
fever
/fi:və(r)/
(fevers)
1.
If you have a fever when you are ill, your body temperature is higher than usual and your heart beats faster.
My Uncle Jim had a high fever...
Symptoms of the disease include fever and weight loss.
N-VAR
see also hay fever, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever
2.
A fever is extreme excitement or nervousness about something.
Angie waited in a fever of excitement.
= frenzy
Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary
fever
fe·ver /ˈfiːvɚ/ noun, pl -vers
1 a : a body temperature that is higher than normal
[count]
• He has had a fever for two days. = He has been running a fever for two days.
[noncount]
• The symptoms of the disease include headache and fever.
b [count] : a disease that causes an increase in body temperature
• She caught a fever.
- see also hay fever, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, yellow fever
2 [singular]
a : a state of excited emotion or activity
• We waited in a fever of anticipation.
• He had us all in a fever with worry.
- see also cabin fever, spring fever
b : a state of great enthusiasm or interest
• Every fall the town develops football fever. [=the town becomes very excited about football]