Associations to the word «Tense»
Noun
- Confrontation
- Anticipation
- Stillness
- Vocabulary
- Excitement
- Conjunction
- Thinking
- Wrist
- Hysteria
- Lan
- Cruz
- Linguistics
- Breath
- Posture
- Tensor
- Suspense
- Derivation
- Pain
- Language
- Finger
- Plurality
- Kon
- Persian
- Nerve
- Sequence
- Universal
- Mayan
- Relation
- Dahl
- Straight
- Eagerness
- Abbreviation
- Linguist
- Propriety
- Apprehension
- Throat
- Latin
- Def
- Relationship
- Courtroom
- Whisper
- Discourse
- Swelling
- Simple
- Shoulder
- Anxiety
- Contrast
- Ber
- Agreement
- Combination
- Eritrea
- Instrumental
- Regular
- Dependence
- Earnestness
- Subject
- Negotiation
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
TENSE, noun. (grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
TENSE, verb. (grammar) (transitive) To apply a tense to.
TENSE, adjective. Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
TENSE, adjective. Pulled taut, without any slack.
TENSE, verb. To make or become tense.
TENSE UP, verb. (intransitive) to become tense
Dictionary definition
TENSE, noun. A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.
TENSE, verb. Become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached".
TENSE, verb. Increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring".
TENSE, verb. Become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room".
TENSE, verb. Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up".
TENSE, adjective. In or of a state of physical or nervous tension.
TENSE, adjective. Pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat').
TENSE, adjective. Taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.