Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with nervous in American Collocation
nervous
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈnɜrvəs/
very
extremely
highly
incredibly
particularly
really
so
very
On the first day of filming I was really nervous.
slightly
a little
slightly
I was a little nervous to start with, but now I’m fine.
rather
pretty
quite
rather
somewhat
She had been quite nervous about performing in front of more than 100 people.
clearly
clearly
obviously
visibly
Mrs. Gough was obviously nervous and very shy.
more and more
increasingly
Demand will often drop significantly during downturns as buyers become increasingly nervous.
in a way that is normal and reasonable
understandably
Staff are understandably nervous about the future.
appear
become
feel
get
grow
look
make someone
remain
seem
sound
I was starting to feel very nervous about the exams.
Sit down: you’re making me nervous walking up and down like that.
anxious
apprehensive
edgy
excited
frightened
jumpy
scared
shy
tense
worried
I didn’t sleep well and woke up at five with a nervous excited feeling in my stomach.