Associations to the word «Tensing»
Noun
- Verb
- Muscle
- Inflection
- Suffix
- Perfect
- Auxiliary
- Singular
- Mood
- Negation
- Modality
- Pronoun
- Plural
- Prefix
- Noun
- Marker
- Vowel
- Adjective
- Aspect
- Predicate
- Past
- Morphology
- Clause
- Phonology
- Semantic
- Consonant
- Alert
- Semantics
- Situation
- Syntax
- Stem
- Marking
- Progressive
- Phoneme
- Utterance
- Sg
- Grammar
- Cor
- Ib
- Sentence
- Future
- Paradigm
- Negative
- Active
- Syllable
- Present
- Ending
- Distinction
- Ir
- Atmosphere
Adjective
- Relaxed
- Indicative
- Grammatical
- Imperfect
- Modal
- Conditional
- Verbal
- Syntactic
- Plural
- Lexical
- Imperative
- Auxiliary
- Habitual
- Passive
- Past
- Morphological
- Relaxing
- Taut
- Unmarked
- Strained
- Adjective
- Consonant
- Compound
- Indefinite
- Irregular
- Temporal
- Singular
- Future
- Perfect
- Subordinate
- Quivering
- Phonological
- Finite
- Obligatory
- Semantic
- Straining
- Germanic
- Proto
- Present
- Affirmative
- Analytic
- Watchful
- Rigid
- Creole
- Indirect
- Thematic
- Overt
- Slavic
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
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