take temperature

take someone's temperature

to measure a person's body temperature with a thermometer. I took my temperature and I found that I am running a fever. The nurse took my temperature and said I was okay.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Burkhart	BOORK-hahrt (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Katelyn	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Chouko	cho:-ko	Japanese
Praskovya	prah-SKOV-yah	Russian
Ernst	[ernst]
Isingoma	-	Eastern African, Ganda