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Collocations for fever - noun

1. high temperature

ADJECTIVE

high, raging
She had a very high fever.
mild, slight
persistent
glandular (BrE) (mononucleosis in AmE), rheumatic, scarlet, etc.

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… OF FEVER

bout
He suffered from recurrent bouts of fever.

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VERB + fever

have, run, suffer from
He put his hand to my forehead as if I was running a fever.
catch, come down with, contract, develop, get
James has come down with a fever.
cause
die of
bring down, reduce
drugs which can help to bring down the fever
be accompanied by
Inflammation is frequently accompanied by fever.

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PREPOSITION

with a fever
He was in bed with a fever.

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2. nervous excitement

ADJECTIVE

baseball, election, gold, war, World Cup

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fever + VERB

grip sb
Election fever suddenly gripped the nation.

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PREPOSITION

in a fever of
She was in a fever of anxiety about him.

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