nerve
noun
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
has nerved
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present perfectof nerve (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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She has nerved the frail and shrinking heart of woman for high and holy deeds.
She has nerved the frail and sinking heart of woman for high and holy deeds.
From The Story of Mattie J. Jackson Her Parentage—Experience of Eighteen years in Slavery—Incidents during the War—Her Escape from Slavery by L. S. Thompson
The county suffrage society has had an untiring leader in Mrs. Goodrich, and on all occasions she has nerved the weak and encouraged the timid by her example of unflinching devotion.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Luitolfo's fears have distorted a friendly crowd into a hostile one; and the throng which Chiappino has nerved himself to defy is the populace of Faenza applauding him as its saviour.
From A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) by Mrs. Sutherland Orr
But the old gentleman has nerved himself for the struggle.
From A War-Time Wooing A Story by Charles King
