"nerve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /nɝv/ [US], /nɜːv/ [UK] Audio: en-us-nerve.ogg [US] Forms: nerve [singular], nerves [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A nerve is a cell in the body that sends signals. The brain is made of nerves.
    Sense id: simple-nerve-en-noun-PF6q~uny
  2. Nerve is confidence: a feeling of being able to do something.
    Sense id: simple-nerve-en-noun-9W6tYY5l
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          "text": "He didn't have the nerve to ask her to dance."
        },
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          "text": "You had a lot of nerve, saying that to me! Go away!"
        }
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