fever
/ˈfiːvə(r)/noun
उच्चारण फ़ीवर
बुख़ार, ज्वर; उन्माद
Basic word
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a medical condition in which a person has a temperature that is higher than normal; a particular type of disease in which somebody has a high temperature; a state of nervous excitement
बुख़ार, ज्वर; उन्माद
- She has a high fever.
- election fever
- The child had a fever and stayed at home.
+ 2 more examples
- His fever came down after two days of rest.
- Cricket fever gripped the whole city during the World Cup.
Synonyms temperature pyrexia excitement frenzy ferment
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
have a fever
In English a person has a fever. Do not say 'I am having fever' for an ordinary illness.
अंग्रेज़ी में व्यक्ति के पास fever 'होता' है: have a fever; सामान्य बीमारी के लिए 'I am having fever' नहीं कहा जाता।
- Radhika has a fever and cannot go to school.
- He had a high fever last night.
run a fever
Run a fever means to have a temperature higher than normal.
'Run a fever' का अर्थ है सामान्य से अधिक तापमान होना।
- The child was running a fever of 102 degrees.
- If you run a fever for more than three days, see a doctor.
fever + of + disease / state
As a noun for a disease or excited state, fever follows a name or comes after it with of.
रोग या उत्तेजित अवस्था के लिए 'fever' रोग के नाम के साथ या 'of' के साथ आता है।
- Dengue fever is spread by mosquitoes.
- The city was in a fever of excitement before the final.
fever + countable / uncountable
Fever is usually countable with a/an for an illness: a fever, a mild fever. It is uncountable in a general sense.
बीमारी के लिए 'fever' प्रायः a/an के साथ countable है; सामान्य अर्थ में uncountable।
- She was suffering from a fever.
- Fever is a common sign of infection.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fever
highmildslightlow-gradesevererecurring
- A slight fever is often the first sign of a cold.
verb + fever
haveruncatchbring downgetsuffer from
- A tablet brought down his fever in an hour.
disease + fever
denguetyphoidyellowscarletviral
- Dengue fever cases rise after the monsoon.
fever + noun
chartpatientdreampitchsymptoms
- The doctor looked at the fever chart of the patient.
fever + preposition
of 102from infectionwith a coldin children
- Fever in children needs careful watching.
“More examples 6
- The nurse measured Radhika's temperature to see if she had a fever.
नर्स ने राधिका का तापमान जाँचा कि उसे fever है या नहीं।
- High fever and a headache are signs of malaria.
तेज़ fever और सिरदर्द मलेरिया के लक्षण हैं।
- The doctor advised him to rest until the fever came down.
डॉक्टर ने उसे fever उतरने तक आराम करने की सलाह दी।
- Cricket fever gripped the whole country during the World Cup.
विश्व कप के दौरान पूरे देश पर क्रिकेट का बुखार चढ़ा हुआ था।
- Mosquito nets help prevent fevers such as dengue and malaria.
मच्छरदानी dengue और मलेरिया जैसे fevers से बचाव में मदद करती हैं।
- A fever that lasts more than a week needs a blood test.
एक सप्ताह से अधिक रहने वाले fever के लिए रक्त परीक्षण ज़रूरी है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I am having fever since yesterday.
✓ I have had a fever since yesterday.
Use the present perfect with since, and include the article a with fever.
'Since' के साथ present perfect आता है और 'fever' से पहले a लगता है।
✗ She is suffering with fever.
✓ She is suffering from fever.
The preposition after suffer is from.
'Suffer' के बाद preposition 'from' आता है, 'with' नहीं।
✗ He caught fever after the rain.
✓ He caught a fever after the rain.
Fever as an illness needs the article a.
बीमारी के अर्थ में 'fever' से पहले a लगता है।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
The adjective feverish means having a fever, or very excited and fast ('feverish activity').
Adjective feverish का अर्थ बुख़ार वाला, या बहुत उत्साहित और तेज़ है ('feverish activity')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cricket fever, election fever, exam fever (great excitement about something); fever pitch (a state of extreme excitement: 'Excitement reached fever pitch').
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: cricket fever, election fever, exam fever (किसी चीज़ के बारे में भारी उत्साह, बुख़ार); fever pitch (अत्यधिक उत्साह की अवस्था: 'Excitement reached fever pitch')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F); fevers include malaria (caused by the Plasmodium parasite, spread by the female Anopheles mosquito), dengue (spread by the Aedes mosquito), typhoid (bacterial) and yellow fever; medicines that reduce fever are antipyretics.
विज्ञान GK में सामान्य शरीर तापमान लगभग 37 °C (98.6 °F) है; ज्वरों में मलेरिया (Plasmodium परजीवी से, मादा Anopheles मच्छर द्वारा फैलता है), डेंगू (Aedes मच्छर द्वारा फैलता है), टाइफ़ाइड (जीवाणु-जनित) और पीत ज्वर शामिल हैं; बुख़ार कम करने वाली दवाएँ antipyretics हैं।