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noun, verb  BrE /nɜːv/￼NAmE /nɜːrv/￼￼ noun￼1 [countable] any of the long threads that carry messages between the brain and parts of the body, enabling you to move, feel pain, etc￼the optic nerve￼ He's off work with a trapped nerve in his neck.￼ nerve cells￼ nerve endings￼ Every nerve in her body was tense.￼2 nerves [plural] feelings of worry or anxiety￼ Even after years as a singer, he still suffers from nerves before a performance.￼ I need something to calm/steady my nerves.￼ Everyone's nerves were on edge (= everyone felttense ).￼ He lives on his nerves (= is always worried).￼ By the end of the meal her nerves were completely frayed.3 [uncountable] the courage to do sth difficult or dangerous￼ guts￼It took a lot of nerve to take the company to court.￼ I was going to have a go at parachuting but lost my nerve at the last minute.￼ He kept his nerve to win the final set 6–4.4 [singular, uncountable] (informal) a way of behaving that other people think is rude or not appropriate￼ cheek￼I don't know how you have the nerve to show your face after what you said!￼ He's got a nerve asking us for money!￼ ‘Then she demanded to see the manager!’ ‘What a nerve! ’￼be a bag/bundle of ˈnerves (informal) to be very nervousget on sb's ˈnerves (informal) to annoy sb￼That music is starting to get on my nerves.￼ It really gets on my nerves when people hang up without leaving a message.have nerves of steelto be able to remain calm in a difficult or dangerous situationhit/touch a (raw/sensitive) ˈnerveto mention a subject that makes sb feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc￼You touched a raw nerve when you mentioned his first wife.￼ more at brass neck/nerve at brass, strain every nerve/sinew at strain v., a war of nerves at war n.verb~ yourself for sth/to do sthto give yourself the courage or strength to do sth￼He nerved himself to ask her out.

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