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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024fe•ver /ˈfivɚ/USA pronunciation n. - Pathologyan abnormally high body temperature: [uncountable]Fever and chills are often symptoms of the flu.[countable]I was worried because she had a high fever.
- intense nervous excitement:[countable* usually singular]in a fever of anticipation.
fe•ver•ish, adj. fe•ver•ish•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fe•ver (fē′vər),USA pronunciation n. - Pathologyan abnormal condition of the body, characterized by undue rise in temperature, quickening of the pulse, and disturbance of various body functions.
- Pathologyan abnormally high body temperature.
- Pathologythe number of degrees of such a temperature above the normal.
- Pathologyany of a group of diseases in which high temperature is a prominent symptom:scarlet fever.
- intense nervous excitement:The audience was in a fever of anticipation.
v.t. - to affect with or as with fever:The excitement fevered him.
- Latin, as above
- Latin febr- (stem of febris) fever; reinforced by Anglo-French fevre, Old French fievre
- bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English fefer
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: fever /ˈfiːvə/ n - an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, dry skin, etc
- any of various diseases, such as yellow fever or scarlet fever, characterized by a high temperature
- intense nervous excitement or agitation
vb - (transitive) to affect with or as if with fever
Etymology: Old English fēfor, from Latin febrisˈfevered adj |