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verb · irregular · transitive · rare

nerve out

nerve out · nerves out · nerved out · nerving out

To freak out; to become very nervousTo freak out; to become very nervous.

» She had the nerve to speak out.

Meaning

2 senses

(intransitive)To freak out; to become very nervous.
(transitive)To remain calm in the face of a stressful situation.

Examples

1 sentences

She had the nerve to speak out.
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Forms

nerves out, nerving out, nerved out, nerved out

Base form	nerve out · to nerve out
3rd person singular	nerves out
Present participle	nerving out
Past simple	nerved out
Past participle	nerved out

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	nerve out
he, she, it	nerves out

Past simpleLesson

all persons

nerved out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have nerved out
he, she, it	has nerved out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will nerve out

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

nerf nerveB2 nervousA2 nervouslyB2 nervousnessB1 nessB1

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