noun
fever
FEE-vuh
noun
1
A body temperature higher than normal, usually caused by illness.
"She stayed home from school with a high fever."
"The doctor said the fever should break within a day or two."
2
A state of intense excitement or agitation.
"The whole town was in a fever of excitement before the election."
How to Use Fever
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA raised body temperature from illness, or a figurative state of high excitement.
Common pairings
run a fever
break a fever
fever pitch
Word Forms
fevered past tense, fevers plural, fevers singular
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Etymology
From Old English fefer and Old French fievre, both from Latin febris, from a very old root meaning "to burn."