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fever
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/ˈfiːvə/
US
/ˈfiːvər/
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fever
noun
fevers
pl
Translations
лихорадка
The patient was diagnosed with a tropical fever.
Пациенту поставили диагноз тропическая лихорадка.
жар
She had a high fever and needed to rest.
У нее был высокий жар, и ей нужно было отдохнуть.
Additional translations
повышенная температура
возбуждение
Definitions
An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium.
She stayed home from work because she had a fever and felt too weak to get out of bed.
A state of nervous excitement or agitation.
The crowd was in a fever of anticipation as they waited for the concert to begin.
A contagious enthusiasm or craze.
The country was swept by soccer fever during the World Cup.
Synonyms
high temperature
pyrexia
febricity
ague
chill
malaria
fever
verb
fevered
Past Simple
fevered
Past Participle
fevering
Gerund
UK
/ˈfiːvə/
US
/ˈfiːvər/
Translations
лихорадить
The news of the scandal began to fever the entire community.
Новость о скандале начала лихорадить всю общину.
Definitions
To cause someone to have a fever or to become feverish.
The infection began to fever him, making him feel weak and hot.
To become feverish; to develop a fever.
He began to fever after being exposed to the virus.
Synonyms
burn
heighten
overexcite
stir up
stir
agitate
enflame
inflame
excite
fret
fume
seethe
fever
adjective
UK
/ˈfiːvə/
US
/ˈfiːvər/
Used attributively to modify a noun with the sense ‘feverish’ or ‘relating to fever’.
Definitions
Relating to, caused by, or intended to treat a fever; used attributively before another noun.
She kept a fever thermometer beside the bed.
fever
past participle
Definitions
Showing the symptoms or effects of fever; feverish, excited, or agitated.
His fevered imagination conjured monsters in every shadow.
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