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Tense (noun)
Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
“The basic tenses in English are present, past, and future.”
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Tense (noun)
An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
“English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense.”
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Tense (noun)
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
“Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.”
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Tense (verb)
To apply a tense to.
“tensing a verb”
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Tense (verb)
To make or become tense.
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Tense (adjective)
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
“stressed|unrelaxed”
“You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense.”
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Tense (adjective)
Pulled taut, without any slack.
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Tensity (noun)
The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.