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nervous

nervous

Meaning of nervous

Feeling tense or uneasy about something.

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British English/ˈnɜrvəs/
American English/ˈnɜrvəs/
Russian transcription[ˈnʲervnɨj]
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nervous with Russian translation

nervous usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он нервничал перед своей первой большой презентацией.

He felt nervous before his first big presentation.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она переживала из-за результатов экзамена.

She was nervous about the exam results.

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What's the difference between nervous / anxious / worried

🇬🇧English
nervous

A general feeling of tension or jitteriness; can mean being easily upset or jumpy.

B1Very Often

I get nervous before every presentation.

Я нервничаю перед каждой презентацией.

🇬🇧English

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.

Он тревожится из‑за собеседования и плохо спит.

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🇬🇧English
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.

Она переживает из‑за результатов экзамена.

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nervous translation: British. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce nervous

/ˈnɜrvəs/

nervous translation

British

nervous examples

He felt nervous before his first big presentation.

nervous transcription

/ˈnɜrvəs/, /ˈnɜrvəs/

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nervous meaning: what does it mean?

Feeling tense or uneasy about something.

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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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