fever

CEFRA2

/ˈfiːvə/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A higher than normal body temperature caused by illness.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A state of excitement or anxiety.

Examples

  • You have a little fever today, don't you?

  • My forehead burned with fever.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfivɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Any of various diseases.

  2. A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To put into a fever; to affect with fever.

More examples

In context

  • There has been a rise in my fever. I think I've the flu.

  • scarlet fever

  • a fevered lip

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French fievre (“fever”), from Latin febris (“a fever”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ- (“to burn”). Displaced native Old English hriþ (“fever”). Compare also Saterland Frisian Fiewer, German Fieber, Danish feber, Swedish feber.