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nervous

nervous

Meaning of nervous

English

feeling anxious

Русский

чувствует тревогу, беспокойство перед событиями

nervous

Pronunciation

British English
/ˈnɜːvəs/
American English
/ˈnɝvəs/

nervous with Russian translation

Сочетания со словом nervous

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

5 сочетаний

Сочетания и примеры

  • nervous smileнервная улыбка
  • nervous laughнервный смех
  • nervous voiceнервный голос
  • nervous studentнервный студент
  • nervous feelingнервное чувство

nervous usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

He is a nervous driver.

Он нервный водитель.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The dog looks nervous.

Собака выглядит нервной.

nervous synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between nervous, anxious, worried, tense, jittery, uneasy, jumpy, and edgy

🇬🇧English

Stronger worry, expecting something bad.

B1very often

ENHe's anxious about the exam results.

worried
🇬🇧English

Concerned about a specific problem.

A2very often

ENShe's worried about paying the bills.

🇬🇧English

Unable to relax; physically or mentally strained.

B1very often

ENThe meeting was tense and uncomfortable.

J
🇬🇧English
jittery

Informal: nervous and shaky.

B2often

ENAfter three coffees she felt jittery.

🇬🇧English

A vague feeling of discomfort or worry.

B1often

ENI felt uneasy about the plan from the start.

Advanced: broader words

J
🇬🇧English
jumpy

Easily startled; reacts to sudden noises.

B1often

ENHe's been jumpy since the noise outside.

🇬🇧English

Nervous and irritable, on edge.

B2often

ENThe whole room felt edgy after the argument.

A
🇬🇧English
apprehensive

Formal: fearful about what may happen.

B2rare word

ENShe was apprehensive about meeting his family.

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nervous meaning: what does it mean?

feeling anxious

nervous pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

nervous is pronounced as /ˈnɜːvəs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

nervous definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Он нервный водитель. Translation: He is a nervous driver.

Is nervous part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, nervous can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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