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.
have nerved
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present perfectof nerve.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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And, oh! the tenderness of that meeting; the obstacles which intervened added an additional zest, and the waves seemed to have nerved the youth to a higher excitement, as he gazed on Hero.
From Heathen Mythology by Various
The sight which had burst upon him was enough to have nerved with energy the most sluggish and unfeeling.
From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Azel Stevens Roe
Well, my child," said Lucille, in her most solemn tones, "to-day you have come to learn all, and I trust that you have nerved yourself to sustain the revelations which I have to make.
From The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller by Allan Pinkerton
Creeds often colonize the wilderness; they have nerved more hearts, stirred and sustained more souls, scattered more civilization, than any or all other agents.
From The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West by H. H. Riley
And what courage must have nerved her dimpled hands when she opened the grey, mysterious door of the Unknown!
From Flower of the Dusk by Myrtle Reed
