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Definition of nerve verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

nerve

verb

NAmE//nərv//

nerve yourself for something/to do somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they nerve

he / she / it nerves

past simple nerved

-ing form nerving

to give yourself the courage or strength to do something He nerved himself to ask her out.

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