Canadian French Meaning of tense

tendu

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Definitions and Meaning of tense in English

Wordnet

tense (n)

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Wordnet

tense (v)

become stretched or tense or taut

increase the tension on

become tense, nervous, or uneasy

cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

Wordnet

tense (a)

in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

taut or rigid; stretched tight

Webster

tense (n.)

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.

Webster

tense (a.)

Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.

FAQs About the word tense

tendu

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time, become stretched or tense or taut, increase the tension on, become tense, nervous, or unea

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