fever
🇺🇸
/ˈfiːvər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfiːvə(r)/
noun
B2
A high body temperature when you are sick.
Drinking water can help lower your fever when you're unwell.
R
An illness that causes high body temperature.
The doctor said it was a tropical fever that made him so ill.
R
A feeling of strong nervous excitement.
He was in a fever of worry waiting for the test results.
R
Great excitement or enthusiasm about something.
World Cup fever spread across the country as the games began.
translation
A high body temperature when you are sick.; An illness that causes high body temperature.; A feeling of strong nervous excitement.; Great excitement or enthusiasm about something.
Word Forms
Plural
fevers