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# nervous

«nervous» in Mova's school dictionary: **feeling worried or a little scared about something that…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (more nervous, most nervous)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Nervous means feeling worried or a little scared about something that is going to happen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#m1)

2) A nervous person or animal is easily frightened or upset. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#m3)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x1)
- The new boy was nervous on his first day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x2)
- Horses get nervous in thunderstorms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x3)
- She gave a nervous laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x4)
- The nervous system carries messages from the brain. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/#x5)
- It's normal to feel nervous before a race. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [Vibrato is a controlled wobble in the voice that singers use on purpose, different from a nervous shake.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/16/)
- [The Hatter is so nervous he bites a piece out of his teacup.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/21-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-1/13/)
- [The King: «Give your evidence, or I'll have you executed, whether you're nervous or not.»](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/22-alice-who-stole-the-tarts-2/18/)
- [Confident speakers still feel nervous; practising, breathing slowly and starting with a smile help.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/48-spoken-language-presenting-and-show-and-tell/14/)
- ["Nervous exhaustion" is an old-fashioned phrase for a mental breakdown.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/5-drink-mind-and-body/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «nervous» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nervous/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.