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TENSE
tense
(adjective) taut or rigid; stretched tight; âtense piano stringsâ
tense
(adjective) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in âbeatâ)
tense
(adjective) in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
tense
(noun) a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
tense, strain, tense up
(verb) cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; âhe got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him upâ
tense, tense up
(verb) become tense, nervous, or uneasy; âHe tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the roomâ
tense
(verb) increase the tension on; âalternately relax and tense your calf muscleâ; âtense the rope manually before tensing the springâ
strain, tense
(verb) become stretched or tense or taut; âthe bodybuilderâs neck muscles tensedâ; âthe rope strained when the weight was attachedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
tense (plural tenses)
(grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
(linguistics, grammar, countable) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
(linguistics, uncountable) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Usage notes
• Some English-language authorities only consider inflected forms of verbs (i.e. the present and past tenses) as tenses, and not periphrastic forms such as the simple future with will.
Verb
tense (third-person singular simple present tenses, present participle tensing, simple past and past participle tensed)
(grammar, transitive) To apply a tense to.
Etymology 2
Adjective
tense (comparative tenser, superlative tensest)
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Synonyms: stressed, unrelaxed
Pulled taut, without any slack.
Verb
tense (third-person singular simple present tenses, present participle tensing, simple past and past participle tensed)
To make or become tense.
Anagrams
• ESnet, Enets, NEETs, Tenes, enset, neets, seent, senet, sente, steen, teens
Source: Wiktionary
Tense, n. Etym: [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time, tense. See Temporal of time, and cf. Thing.] (Gram.)
Definition: One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
Note: The primary simple tenses are three: those which express time past, present, and future; but these admit of modifications, which differ in different languages.
Tense, a. Etym: [L. tensus, p.p. of tendere to stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Toise.]
Definition: Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber. The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal paleness was upon her. Goldsmith.
– Tense"ly, adv.
– Tense"ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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