Nerve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

the courage to carry on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɜːv/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɜːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɜːv/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈɜːv/.

Examples

he kept fighting on pure spunk
you haven't got the heart for baseball
I couldn't believe her boldness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nervus cheek heart face brass mettle boldness spunk steel

Parts of Speech

noun	any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
noun	the courage to carry on “he kept fighting on pure spunk”
noun	impudent aggressiveness “I couldn't believe her boldness”
verb	get ready for something difficult or unpleasant

Word Forms

nervous	adjective	of or relating to the nervous system
nervy	adjective	showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger
nerve	verb	get ready for something difficult or unpleasant
spunky	adjective	showing courage
brassy	adjective	unrestrained by convention or propriety; ; ; - Los Angeles Times; ; ; - Bertrand Russell
face	verb	oppose, as in hostility or a competition
cheeky	adjective	offensively bold
cheek	verb	speak impudently to
nerve	noun	the courage to carry on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nerv

jedes Bündel von Nervenfasern, die zu verschiedenen Organen und Geweben des Körpers verlaufen

🇫🇷French

nerf

tout faisceau de fibres nerveuses reliant divers organes et tissus du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

nervio

cualquier haz de fibras nerviosas que van a varios órganos y tejidos del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

nervo

qualsiasi fascio di fibre nervose che corre verso vari organi e tessuti del corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

zenuw

elke bundel zenuwvezels die naar verschillende organen en weefsels van het lichaam loopt

🇵🇹Portuguese

nervo

qualquer feixe de fibras nervosas que vai para vários órgãos e tecidos do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

нерв

любой пучок нервных волокон, идущий к различным органам и тканям тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तंत्रिका

शरीर के विभिन्न अंगों और ऊतकों तक जाने वाले तंत्रिका तंतुओं का कोई बंडल

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নায়ু

শরীরের বিভিন্ন অঙ্গ এবং টিস্যুতে চলমান স্নায়ু তন্তুগুলির কোনো বান্ডিল

🇮🇳Tamil

நரம்பு

உடலின் பல்வேறு உறுப்புகள் மற்றும் திசுக்களுக்கு இயங்கும் நரம்பு இழைகளின் எந்த மூட்டையும்

🇮🇳Telugu

నరము

శరీరంలోని వివిధ అవయవాలు మరియు కణజాలాలకు నరాల ఫైబర్స్ యొక్క ఏదైనా కట్ట

🇮🇳Marathi

मज्जातंतू

चेता तंतूंचे कोणतेही बंडल शरीराच्या विविध अवयवांना आणि ऊतींना चालते

🇮🇳Gujarati

જ્ઞાનતંતુ

ચેતા તંતુઓનું કોઈપણ બંડલ શરીરના વિવિધ અવયવો અને પેશીઓમાં દોડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನರ

ದೇಹದ ವಿವಿಧ ಅಂಗಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅಂಗಾಂಶಗಳಿಗೆ ಚಲಿಸುವ ನರ ನಾರುಗಳ ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಟ್ಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നാഡി

ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ വിവിധ അവയവങ്ങളിലേക്കും ടിഷ്യുകളിലേക്കും ഒഴുകുന്ന നാഡി നാരുകളുടെ ഏതെങ്കിലും ബണ്ടിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਸ

ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਅੰਗਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਟਿਸ਼ੂਆਂ ਤੱਕ ਚੱਲਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੰਤੂ ਫਾਈਬਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਬੰਡਲ

🇵🇰Urdu

اعصاب

عصبی ریشوں کا کوئی بھی بنڈل جسم کے مختلف اعضاء اور بافتوں تک پہنچتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神经

通往身体各个器官和组织的任何神经纤维束

🇯🇵Japanese

神経

体のさまざまな器官や組織につながる神経線維の束

🇰🇷Korean

신경 이상

신체의 다양한 기관과 조직으로 이어지는 신경 섬유 다발

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây thần kinh

bất kỳ bó sợi thần kinh nào chạy đến các cơ quan và mô khác nhau của cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

เส้นประสาท

เส้นใยประสาทใด ๆ ที่วิ่งไปยังอวัยวะและเนื้อเยื่อต่าง ๆ ของร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

saraf

setiap kumpulan serabut saraf yang berjalan ke berbagai organ dan jaringan tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

lakas ng loob

anumang bundle ng nerve fibers na tumatakbo sa iba't ibang organ at tissue ng katawan

🇲🇾Malay

saraf

sebarang berkas serabut saraf yang mengalir ke pelbagai organ dan tisu badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

العصب

أي حزمة من الألياف العصبية التي تصل إلى مختلف أعضاء وأنسجة الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

عصب

هر دسته ای از رشته های عصبی که به اندام ها و بافت های مختلف بدن می رسند

🇹🇷Turkish

sinir

Vücudun çeşitli organ ve dokularına giden herhangi bir sinir lifi demeti

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָצָב

כל צרור של סיבי עצב העובר לאיברים ורקמות שונות בגוף

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