nerve

noun1 of 2

long thin cells in the body that makes feeling and movement possible

• “He had the nerve to ask me to help him.”Tatoeba
• “If you must pause, breathe deeply and calm your nerves.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To give courage.