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# nervous

adjective (more nervous, most nervous)

«nervous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Nervous means feeling worried or a little scared about something that is going to happen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#m1)
2. A nervous person or animal is easily frightened or upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#m2)
3. The nervous system is the brain, spinal cord and nerves that carry messages around the body. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#m3)

### In the lessons

In feelings lessons, being nervous before a test, a show or a first day is normal; deep breaths and talking help. You might have butterflies in your tummy, sweaty hands or a fast heartbeat. In science, the nervous system lets you feel, think and move. In stories, a nervous character shows fear or doubt. Phrases: nervous about, nervous of, feel nervous, a nervous wreck, the nervous system.

### Examples

- I feel nervous about my test tomorrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x1)
- The new boy was nervous on his first day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x2)
- Horses get nervous in thunderstorms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x3)
- She gave a nervous laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x4)
- The nervous system carries messages from the brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x5)
- It's normal to feel nervous before a race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x6)
- With a little trouble he found the tree the doctor had described, and, feeling nervous, he climbed up into it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x7)

### Note

Say "nervous about" a thing (nervous about the play) or "nervous of" something that frightens (nervous of dogs). Nervous is milder than terrified. "Nervous" does not mean angry; "on my nerves" (annoying) is different.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nervous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nervous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nervous.html) on Mova free.