Meaning of "fever" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FEVER

Old English fēfor, from Latin febris.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FEVER

fever  [ˈfiːvə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FEVER

Fever is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fever in English.

WHAT DOES FEVER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fever

Fever is one of the most common medical signs and is characterized by an elevation of body temperature above the normal range of 36.5–37.5 °C due to an increase in the temperature regulatory set-point. This increase in set-point triggers increased muscle tone and chills. As a person's temperature increases, there is, in general, a feeling of cold despite an increase in body temperature. Once body temperature has increased to the new set-point temperature, there is a feeling of warmth. A fever can be caused by many different medical conditions ranging from benign to potentially serious. Some studies suggest that fever is useful as a defense mechanism as the body's immune response can be strengthened at higher temperatures; however, there are arguments for and against the usefulness of fever, and the issue is controversial. With the exception of very high temperatures, treatment to reduce fever is often not necessary; however, antipyretic medications can be effective at lowering the temperature, which may improve the affected person's comfort.

Definition of fever in the English dictionary

The first definition of fever in the dictionary is an abnormally high body temperature, accompanied by a fast pulse rate, dry skin, etc related adjectives febrile pyretic. Other definition of fever is any of various diseases, such as yellow fever or scarlet fever, characterized by a high temperature. Fever is also intense nervous excitement or agitation.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FEVER

PRESENT

Present

I fever

you fever

he/she/it fevers

we fever

you fever

they fever

Present continuous

I am fevering

you are fevering

he/she/it is fevering

we are fevering

you are fevering

they are fevering

Present perfect

I have fevered

you have fevered

he/she/it has fevered

we have fevered

you have fevered

they have fevered

Present perfect continuous

I have been fevering

you have been fevering

he/she/it has been fevering

we have been fevering

you have been fevering

they have been fevering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I fevered

you fevered

he/she/it fevered

we fevered

you fevered

they fevered

Past continuous

I was fevering

you were fevering

he/she/it was fevering

we were fevering

you were fevering

they were fevering

Past perfect

I had fevered

you had fevered

he/she/it had fevered

we had fevered

you had fevered

they had fevered

Past perfect continuous

I had been fevering

you had been fevering

he/she/it had been fevering

we had been fevering

you had been fevering

they had been fevering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will fever

you will fever

he/she/it will fever

we will fever

you will fever

they will fever

Future continuous

I will be fevering

you will be fevering

he/she/it will be fevering

we will be fevering

you will be fevering

they will be fevering

Future perfect

I will have fevered

you will have fevered

he/she/it will have fevered

we will have fevered

you will have fevered

they will have fevered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been fevering

you will have been fevering

he/she/it will have been fevering

we will have been fevering

you will have been fevering

they will have been fevering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would fever

you would fever

he/she/it would fever

we would fever

you would fever

they would fever

Conditional continuous

I would be fevering

you would be fevering

he/she/it would be fevering

we would be fevering

you would be fevering

they would be fevering

Conditional perfect

I would have fever

you would have fever

he/she/it would have fever

we would have fever

you would have fever

they would have fever

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been fevering

you would have been fevering

he/she/it would have been fevering

we would have been fevering

you would have been fevering

they would have been fevering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you fever
we let´s fever
you fever

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to fever

Past participle

fevered

Present Participle

fevering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FEVER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «fever» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of fever

agitation · ague · delirium · ecstasy · excitement · ferment · fervour · feverishness · flush · frenzy · heat · intensity · passion · pyrexia · restlessness · turmoil

TRANSLATION OF FEVER

Find out the translation of fever to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of fever from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fever» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 发烧
• Translator English - Spanish: fiebre
• English: fever
• Translator English - Hindi: बुखार
• Translator English - Arabic: حُمَّى
• Translator English - Russian: лихорадка
• Translator English - Portuguese: febre
• Translator English - Bengali: জ্বর
• Translator English - French: fièvre
• Translator English - Malay: demam
• Translator English - German: Fieber
• Translator English - Japanese: 熱
• Translator English - Korean: 열
• Translator English - Javanese: Mriyang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: cơn sốt
• Translator English - Tamil: காய்ச்சல்
• Translator English - Marathi: ताप
• Translator English - Turkish: ateş
• Translator English - Italian: febbre
• Translator English - Polish: gorączka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гарячка
• Translator English - Romanian: febră
• Translator English - Greek: πυρετός
• Translator English - Afrikaans: koors
• Translator English - Swedish: feber
• Translator English - Norwegian: feber

10 QUOTES WITH «FEVER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fever.

1

Dario Argento

I remember when I was very young, I had a fever - a long rheumatic fever in bed for four months. And in the days, I stayed alone with the maid. I only had my father's books with me. They were fantasy books about ghosts, and also books by Edgar Allen Poe that made a forever impression on me.

2

Georg Buchner

The death clock is ticking slowly in our breast, and each drop of blood measures its time, and our life is a lingering fever.

3

Rod Carew

When I was 11, I spent eight months in the hospital with rheumatic fever and almost died.

4

Damien Chazelle

As delicate as 'Guy and Madeline' was, it was important that 'Whiplash' come off as more of a fever dream.

5

Laurel Clark

If you're trying to get someone who's sick with a fever off of a submarine and it's cold and raining outside, the only way in and out of a submarine, generally, is through a fairly narrow hatch.

6

Hillary Clinton

It is often when night looks darkest, it is often before the fever breaks that one senses the gathering momentum for change, when one feels that resurrection of hope in the midst of despair and apathy.

7

Mickey Cochrane

I was in a fever to get out from behind the plate. Oh boy, I was terrible back there.

8

Charlene, Princess of Monaco

What's happening to our world? Imagine the year 2000 and our ozone layer has vanished... Our planet has a fever and she is burning up - what will you do?

9

Carmen Dell'Orefice

My dream was to become a ballet dancer, but after a year in bed with rheumatic fever at 13, I had grown too tall, and had no muscle tone left. I tried a ballet class and couldn't even do a plie without falling over. It was my first death.

10

James Dickey

I want a fever, in poetry: a fever, and tranquillity.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FEVER»

Discover the use of fever in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fever and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Fever

James M. Cain meets Elmore Leonard in this blisteringly fast debut thriller in which hijacking a cruise ship is just the first step in one man's sprint to deliverance--or destruction.

Sean Rowe, 2007

Fever

Charles Martel is a brilliant cancer researcher who discovers that his own daughter is the victim of leukemia.

Robin Cook, 2000

White Line Fever

Told with Lemmy's indomitable charisma and humour, this is the autobiography of a rock icon who over the past thirty years in the industry, has stayed true to his music, his fans and his pleasures.

Lemmy Kilmister, Janiss Garza, 2003

Darkfever: Fever Series

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Karen Marie Moning's Bloodfever.

Karen Marie Moning, 2006

Fever

Lennex Chambers is a disillusioned hired gun who longs for a connection with life beyond her assignments.

V. K. Powell, 2010

Fever 1793

It's late summer 1793, and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever.

Laurie Halse Anderson, 2011

Fever

In a future where genetic engineering has cured humanity of all diseases and defects but has also produced a virus that kills all females by age 20 and all males by age 25, teenaged Rhine escapes her forced marriage and journeys back to New ...

Lauren DeStefano, 2012

Chocolate Fever

A young boy who loves to eat chocolate all day develops a disease called Chocolate Fever and decides to run away.

Robert Kimmel Smith, 2009

Tulip Fever

Seldom has a novel so vividly evoked a time, a place, and a passion. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Deborah Moggach, 2007

Fever: Its Pathology and Treatment by Antipyretics

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.

Hobart Amory Hare, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FEVER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fever is used in the context of the following news items.

Q fever: New push for vaccination campaign against deadly disease …

Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley has promised to keep a "watching brief" on the incidence of Q fever - an infectious disease passed from ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»

Marissa Coleman leads Fever to 4th straight win - Indianapolis Star

Marissa Coleman scored 20 of her 25 points in the second half, and the Indiana Fever shot 51 percent in beating San Antonio 83-76 Friday ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»

The fight against Valley Fever continues - 23ABC News - KERO 23

The bill not only funds research for Valley Fever, if passed into law, it would also help fight heart disease, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. «KERO 23ABC News, Jul 15»

High risk of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in some Turkish …

There is a high risk of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in a number of Turkish provinces, the Turkish newspaper Milliyet reported July 10. «Trend News Agency, Jul 15»

Drought May Be Slowing Valley Fever Outbreak - capradio.org

California health experts are surprised that the incidence of Valley Fever has gone down during the drought. The fungal infection is commonly ... «Capital Public Radio News, Jul 15»

Women's football is at fever pitch, with crowds soaring and NI …

Women's football is at fever pitch, with crowds soaring and NI participation at an all-time high. Buoyed by the success of the World Cup, Ivan ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»

Hay fever warning as pollen count 'very high' | West Briton

TODAY'S pollen count is classed as 'very high' and millions of people across the country will be battling itchy eyes, runny noses and ... «West Briton, Jul 15»

360Downloads: Karima 2G - Bantu Juke Fever EP | 360Nobs.com

Liberian-Italian rapper Karima 2G's fierce new EP Bantu Juke Fever is now available for pre-order from Dutch label Anus Records. «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»

Rare fever: Western Cape keeping a close watch | Health24

Rare fever: Western Cape keeping a close watch. A suspected outbreak of a bacterial infection, usually spread by drinking unpasteurised milk, ... «Health24, Jul 15»

Viral fever takes hold of Navi Mumbai, caused by fluctuation in …

Since last fortnight, many in the city have contracted viral fever, caused by the dry spell. Every day, around 30-40 patients are admitted to Navi ... «Times of India, Jul 15»