fever

«fever» in Mova's judaism dictionary: when your body temperature is higher than normal because… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a fever, fevers; fever, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A fever is when your body temperature is higher than normal because you are ill. tree →

2) Fever is a state of great excitement, as in football fever. tree →

sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Fever is one of the afflictions in the curses of the Torah for those who leave the covenant. Tradition reads these warnings as a call to return and keep the commandments. In the primary lessons: In health lessons, normal body temperature is about 37 °C (98.6 °F); a fever is a temperature above about 38 °C (100.4 °F). Fever is the body fighting germs. Rest, drink plenty, and tell an adult; a very high fever or a fever with a rash, stiff neck or breathing trouble needs a doctor. A thermometer measures it. Phrases: have a fever, run a fever, hay fever (an allergy, not a real fever), fever pitch, cabin fever (restless from staying indoors).

examples

• The LORD will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with drought, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. (Torah DEU.28.22, JPS 1917) tree →
• I had a fever and stayed home from school. tree →
• Mum checked my temperature for a fever. tree →
• Drink lots of water when you have a fever. tree →
• The whole town caught World Cup fever. tree →
• Hay fever makes me sneeze in spring. tree →
• The baby is running a fever. tree →

note

In British English people also say "a temperature" (He's got a temperature) to mean a fever. "Hay fever" is an allergy to pollen, with no fever. In maths problems with temperatures, a fever is a number above normal: 39 °C is 2 degrees above 37 °C.

In the corpora

• With a cold or a fever, eat what you can and drink plenty, because the body needs fluids and energy in both.
• Hay fever is an allergy to pollen; keeping windows closed on high pollen days and washing your face after being outside helps.
• With hay fever, you tell a parent, keep windows closed on high-pollen days and wash your face after being outside.
• Hay fever is caused by pollen and brings sneezing and itchy eyes.
• With hay fever, tell a parent, keep windows closed on high pollen days and wash your face after being outside.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fever» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.