nervous
adj.adj. worried or afraid about something that is going to happen. You feel this way when you are not sure if you will do a good job.
adj. experiencing or manifesting anxiety, apprehension, or agitation. Often used to describe a temporary emotional state regarding a specific upcoming event.
I feel nervous about my job interview tomorrow.
She was so nervous before her first public speech that her hands started to shake.
Even the most seasoned performers admit to feeling nervous before the curtain rises, though they often channel that restless energy into a more dynamic stage presence.
From Middle English nervous (“composed of or incorporating nerves”), from Latin nervōsus (“nervous; sinewy; energetic, vigorous”), from nervus (“nerve; muscle; sinew, tendon; (figuratively) energy, power; nerve; force, strength, vigour”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥ (“sinew, tendon”)) + -ōsus (suffix meaning ‘full of, prone to’ forming adjectives from nouns). The English word is analysable as nerve + -ous.
Commonly followed by the preposition 'about' or 'of'.
I am nervous for the examI am nervous about the examWhile 'for' is increasingly common in casual speech, 'about' is the standard preposition used with nervous to indicate the cause of anxiety.