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How to pronounce “nerve”
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Pronunciation guide for nerve
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of nerve with real speech in context.
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- Brain Bytes
They send messages to the auditory nerve that
- Definition summary
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
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How to pronounce nerve
Brain Bytes

They send messages to the auditory nerve that
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “nerve”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics.
- (nonstandard, colloquial) A neuron.
- (botany) A vein in a leaf; a grain in wood.
- Courage; boldness; audacity; gall.
- Patience; stamina; endurance, fortitude.
- (in the plural) One's neural structures considered collectively as, and conceptually equated with, one's psyche.
- (in the plural) Mental agitation caused by fear, stress or other negative emotions.
- (polymer technology) The elastic resistance of raw rubber or other polymers to permanent deformation during processing.
- (obsolete) Sinew, tendon.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To give courage.
- (transitive) To give strength; to supply energy or vigour.
- (transitive, informal) To perform a neurectomy on (someone or something).
- (transitive, informal, rare) To get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).
- (intransitive, informal, rare) To be nervous.
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