"run a temperature" meaning in All languages combined

See run a temperature on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: runs a temperature [present, singular, third-person], running a temperature [participle, present], ran a temperature [past], run a temperature [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|run<,,ran,run> a temperature}} run a temperature (third-person singular simple present runs a temperature, present participle running a temperature, simple past ran a temperature, past participle run a temperature)
  1. (idiomatic) To have a fever. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: run a fever
    Sense id: en-run_a_temperature-en-verb-xfyCBCa- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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