adj · B1 · Often · mainly US

nervous

нервный

Meaning of nervous

Feeling tense or uneasy about something.

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EN-UK/ˈnɜrvəs/
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nervous with Russian translation

nervous usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Он нервничал перед своей первой большой презентацией.

He felt nervous before his first big presentation.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Она переживала из-за результатов экзамена.

She was nervous about the exam results.

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nervous synonyms

Related words worth learning together

anxious
Stronger, often more intense or long‑lasting worry; can include physical anxiety symptoms and sometimes clinical connotations.
worried
Emphasizes concern about a specific problem or possible negative outcome; less about jittery physical feelings.
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🇬🇧en

Stronger, often more intense or long‑lasting worry; can include physical anxiety symptoms and sometimes clinical connotations.

B2Often

He's anxious about the interview and hasn't slept well.

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worried

Emphasizes concern about a specific problem or possible negative outcome; less about jittery physical feelings.

B1Very Often

She's worried about the exam results.

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nervous meaning: what does it mean?

Feeling tense or uneasy about something.

nervous pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

He felt nervous before his first big presentation. Translation: Он нервничал перед своей первой большой презентацией.

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