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runs a temperature

runs a temperature is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 runs a temperature

What is runs a temperature the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Runs a temperature is the third-person singular simple present indicative of run a temperature.

Words near runs a temperature in the dictionary

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

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