A1verb · intransitive · common

fever

fe·ver

fever · fevers · fevered · fevering

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

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UK/ˈfiːvə/US/ˈfivɚ/

» I seem to have a fever.

Ich scheine Fieber zu haben. — internet

Кажется, у меня жар. — afyodor

У меня, похоже, температура. — marafon

У мене, здається, температура. — deniko

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Meaning

2 senses

To put into a fever; to affect with fever.
a fevered lip
To become fevered.

Examples

374 sentences

I seem to have a fever.
У мене, здається, температура. — deniko
ruКажется, у меня жар. — afyodor
deIch scheine Fieber zu haben. — internet
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I had a very high fever.
У мене була дуже висока температура. — deniko
ruУ меня была очень высокая температура. — odexed
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I think you have a fever.
Мені здається, у тебе температура. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, что у тебя жар. — Olya
deIch glaube, du hast Fieber. — Roujin
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I caught a cold, and I have a fever.
В мене нежить і висока температура. — aandrusiak
ruЯ простудился, и у меня температура. — marafon
deIch habe mich erkältet und habe Fieber. — Esperantostern
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As soon as he took the medicine, his fever went down.
Щойно він прийняв ліки, як жар почав спадати. — ChickenKiev
deSobald er die Medizin genommen hatte, senkte sich sein Fieber. — Tamy
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Origin

From Middle English fever, fevere, from Old English fefer, fefor (“fever”) and Old French

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.

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Forms

fevers, fevering, fevered, fevered

Base form	fever · to fever
3rd person singular	fevers
Present participle	fevering
Past simple	fevered
Past participle	fevered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	fever
he, she, it	fevers

Past simpleLesson

all persons

fevered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have fevered
he, she, it	has fevered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will fever

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

have a fever
hay fever
a slight fever
a high fever
high fever
a fever so
has hay fever
slight fever
fever this morning
very high fever
a little fever
little fever