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Collocations for fever - noun

1. high temperature

ADJ.

high, raging
She had a very high fever.
slight | glandular, rheumatic, scarlet, etc.

QUANT.

bout
He suffered from recurrent bouts of fever.

VERB + FEVER

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

PREP.

with a ~
He was in bed with a fever.

2. nervous excitement

ADJ.

election, World Cup

FEVER + VERB

grip sb
Election fever suddenly gripped the nation.

PREP.

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

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