run a temperature

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run a temperature

To have an abnormally high body temperature (a fever), which is indicative of or caused by illness. Dan: "How's Pete feeling?" Marshall: "Well, he ran a temperature last night, but he seemed a lot better this morning after some rest." I think I've started running a temperature. Maybe I should go lie down.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Renat	-	Russian
Dareios	-	Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Christabella	kris-tə-BEL-ə	English (Rare)
Annika	AHN-nee-kah (Swedish, Dutch, Finnish), AH-nee-kah (German), AN-i-kə (English), AHN-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Maximilian	mahk-see-MEE-lee-ahn (German), mak-si-MIL-ee-ən (English), mak-si-MIL-yən (English)	German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Gerry	['geri]