From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsomebody’s temperaturesomebody’s temperatureMHHOTthe temperature of your body, especially used as a measure of whether you are sick or not The nurse took (=measured) my temperature. → temperature
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took ... temperature• I bathed his forehead with a damp cloth and took his temperature as he slept.• This time I took the temperature without incident.• She took my temperature and urged me to drink cup after cup of hot water.• She took Sigarup's temperature and gave him an injection and some pills. 