How to Pronounce "nerves"
word
/ˈnɝvz/
nurvz
/nˈɜːvz/
nurvz
Definition
The physical fibers in your body that carry messages to and from the brain. More commonly in everyday English, 'nerves' means a feeling of worry or fear before something important or stressful.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈnɝvz/
British English
/nˈɜːvz/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
nurvz
UK
nurvz
Listen in Context
I always get nerves before a test.
The doctor checked the nerves in my hand.
She was full of nerves before her speech.
I was a bundle of nerves waiting for the interview to start.