# nerves

Pronunciation: say "NURVZ" US /nɝvz/, UK /nɜːvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of nerve. — plural of nerve
   - Simple: Plural of nerve. Use this form when talking about more than one nerve.
   - _The surgeon worked carefully around the delicate nerves in the wrist._
   - _His nerves got the better of him just before the interview began._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of nerve. — third-person singular simple present indicative of nerve
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of nerve. Use it when he, she, or it gets up the courage to do something.
   - _Each morning she nerves herself for the long climb up the cliff face._
   - _He nerves himself to ask his manager for a raise._

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