- [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.
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming illcompare temperature- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) 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
- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/nausea/bouts of depression/post-traumatic stress disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
- 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 somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) 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/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsb2- 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.
- drugs which can help to bring down the fever
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- raging
- mild
- …
- bout
- have
- run
- suffer from
- …
- with a fever
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- [countable, uncountable] (old-fashioned) a type of disease in which somebody has a high temperature
- She caught a fever on her travels in Africa, and died.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- raging
- mild
- …
- bout
- have
- run
- suffer from
- …
- with a fever
- [singular] fever (of something) a state of nervous excitement
- He waited for her arrival in a fever of impatience.
- She was in a fever of anxiety about him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baseball
- election
- gold
- …
- grip somebody
- in a fever of
- [uncountable] (especially in compounds) great interest or excitement about something
- Election fever suddenly gripped the nation.
- World Cup fever has gripped the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- baseball
- election
- gold
- …
- grip somebody
- in a fever of
Word OriginOld English fēfor, from Latin febris; reinforced in Middle English by Old French fievre, also from febris.
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