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ran a temperature

ran a temperature is the simple past of run a temperature.

Meaning of run a temperature

Verb

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.
    • My child's running a high temperature.
    Synonyms:
    run a fever

Questions about ran a temperature

What is ran a temperature the simple past of?
Ran a temperature is the simple past of run a temperature.

Words near ran a temperature in the dictionary

  1. ran a bath
  2. ran a fever
  3. ran a mile
  4. ran a muck
  5. ran a risk
  6. ran a temperature
  7. ran a train
  8. ran about
  9. ran about with
  10. ran across
  11. ran adrift

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