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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Thou hast defam'd a noble lady's honour— My spotless child—in me behold her champion: The strength of Hercules will nerve this arm, When lifted in defence of innocence.
From Percy A Tragedy by Hannah More
Well, I will nerve myself to another effort, and, if that fails, I resign myself to my fate!
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
"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
Men of a coarser type are often most successful,—men insensible to pity and to reproach, whose greatest merit is in will, nerve, energy, and power of making rapid combinations.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by John Lord
Tell me this hand is mine, my own dearest Florence—mine for ever, and see how it will nerve my arm.
From A Rent In A Cloud by Charles James Lever
