Tensenoun
Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Tensenoun
An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
Tensenoun
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Tenseverb
To apply a tense to.
Tenseverb
To make or become tense.
Tenseadjective
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Tenseadjective
Pulled taut, without any slack.
Tensenoun
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.
Tenseadjective
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.
Tensenoun
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Tenseverb
stretch or force to the limit;
Tenseverb
increase the tension on;
Tenseverb
become tense or tenser;
Tenseverb
make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;
Tenseadjective
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Tenseadjective
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Tenseadjective
taut or rigid; stretched tight;
Tensitynoun
The quality of being tense (literally or figuratively); tension.
Tensitynoun
The quality or state of being tense, or strained to stiffness; tension; tenseness.
Tensitynoun
the physical condition of being stretched or strained;