take (one's) temperature

To measure one's internal body temperature. You're forehead feels pretty warm to me; let me take your temperature and see if you're running a fever.

take somebody’s ˈtemperature

measure the heat of somebody’s body, using a thermometer: The nurse took my temperature; it was 38°.

See also: take, temperature

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See also:

take (one's) temperature
take temperature
have/run a temperature
run a temperature
run a fever
run a fever and run a temperature
boiling point
hotter than a hooker's doorknob on nickel night
airish
dip a toe in(to) (something)

References in periodicals archive

I don't think if you take somebody's temperature a lot that will make them well.

Edward Zigler. (The Progressive Interview)

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