Collocations for "fever"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fever" in context.
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fever
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [high, debilitating, serious] fever
- [dengue, rheumatic, hay, yellow] fever
- a fever of [101] [degrees, Fahrenheit]
- a [101] -degree fever
- in bed with a fever (of 101)
- fever from the [heat, sun, sauna]
- (heat) fever from [overexposure, too much sunbathing]
- [caught, got] a fever from
- [suffering from, coming down with] a fever
- (feeling) [poorly, giddy, dizzy, weak, drained] with fever
- the fever finally broke
- is [burning, boiling] with fever
- fever is one of the (main) symptoms (of)
- the main symptoms include fever
- couldn't [come, go, attend] due to fever
- our [son, daughter] has (a high) fever
- call in sick with a fever
- felt his [head, forehead] for fever
- checked her temperature for fever
- am starting to get cabin fever in here
- cabin fever from being [cooped up, stuck inside]
- in a fever of [anticipation, excitement]
- the [match, crowd, atmosphere] has reached fever pitch
- a [low, high, medium] hay fever [level, count]
'fever' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):