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.
will nerve
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future tenseof nerve.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The facts which will nerve us to effort are two.
From Psmith, Journalist by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
"Hope!" what a cheering word! 't will nerve man for every trial.
From Town and Country; or, life at home and abroad, without and within us by John S. (John Stowell) Adams
The story of the fight for his life will long be told in the engine-houses of New York, and will nerve the Kings and the Sheridans and the O'Connells of another day to like deeds.
From Children of the Tenements by C. M. (Charles Mark) Relyea
The memory that an oath or vow has been made will nerve one to abstinences and efforts otherwise impossible; witness the "pledge" in the history of the temperance movement.
From Memories and Studies by Henry James
This thought will nerve again thy virgin hand To serve its purpose and its destiny.'
From Poems — Volume 1 by George Meredith
