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tense


tense

Grammatical tense refers to the conjugation of a verb to reflect its place in time—that is, when the action occurred.There are technically only two grammatical tenses in English: the past and the present. Verbs in their basic form inherently describe the present time, and they can be conjugated into a unique form that describes the past. We can then use auxiliary verbs and verb participles to create different aspects of the past and present tenses, which describe if an action is or was continuous, or if it began at an earlier point in the past.However, verbs do not have a specific conjugated form to reflect the future, and, for this reason, English is considered not to have a true future tense.Nevertheless, although English has no future tense in the strict sense, we commonly refer to several structures that are used for future meaning as belonging to the “future tense.” The most common of these structures begin with will or be going to.
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tense

stretched tight; high-strung: She is overly tense.; a category of verbal inflection
Not to be confused with:tents – portable canvas shelters: The homeless are living in tents by the river.tints – a color or variety of color; hue: Use pastel tints for the walls.

tense 1

T0107900 (tĕns)adj. tens·er, tens·est 1. Tightly stretched; taut. See Synonyms at stiff, tight.2. a. In a state of nervous tension or mental strain: was very tense before the exam.b. Causing or characterized by nervous tension or mental strain: a tense standoff between border patrols.3. Linguistics Enunciated with taut muscles, as the sound (ē) in keen.tr. & intr.v. tensed, tens·ing, tens·es To make or become tense.
[Latin tēnsus, past participle of tendere, to stretch; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
tense′ly adv.tense′ness n.

tense 2

T0107900 (tĕns)n. Grammar 1. A property of verbs in which the time of the action or state, as well as its continuance or completion, is indicated or expressed.2. A category or set of verb forms that indicate or express the time, such as past, present, or future, of the action or state.
[Middle English tens, from Old French, time, from Latin tempus.]

tense

(tɛns) adj1. stretched or stressed tightly; taut or rigid2. under mental or emotional strain3. producing mental or emotional strain: a tense day. 4. (Phonetics & Phonology) (of a speech sound) pronounced with considerable muscular effort and having relatively precise accuracy of articulation and considerable duration: in English the vowel () in 'beam' is tense. Compare lax4vb (often foll by up) to make or become tense[C17: from Latin tensus taut, from tendere to stretch] ˈtensely adv ˈtenseness n

tense

(tɛns) n (Grammar) grammar a category of the verb or verbal inflections, such as present, past, and future, that expresses the temporal relations between what is reported in a sentence and the time of its utterance[C14: from Old French tens time, from Latin tempus] ˈtenseless adj

tense1

(tɛns)

adj. tens•er, tens•est, adj. 1. stretched tight, as a cord, fiber, etc.; drawn taut; rigid. 2. in a state of mental or nervous strain; high-strung: a tense person. 3. characterized by a strain upon the nerves or feelings: a tense moment. 4. (of a speech sound) pronounced with the muscles of the speech organs relatively tense, as the vowel (ē) in seat. Compare lax (def. 7). v.t., v.i. 5. to make or become tense. [1660–70; < Latin tēnsus, past participle of tendere to stretch; compare tend1] tense′ly, adv. tense′ness, n.

tense2

(tɛns)

n. 1. a category of verbs or verbal inflection serving chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb. 2. a set of such categories or constructions in a particular language. 3. the time, as past, present, or future, expressed by such a category. [1275–1325; Middle English tens < Middle French < Latin tempus time, tense]

tense


Past participle: tensed
Gerund: tensing
Imperative
tense
tense
Present
I tense
you tense
he/she/it tenses
we tense
you tense
they tense
Preterite
I tensed
you tensed
he/she/it tensed
we tensed
you tensed
they tensed
Present Continuous
I am tensing
you are tensing
he/she/it is tensing
we are tensing
you are tensing
they are tensing
Present Perfect
I have tensed
you have tensed
he/she/it has tensed
we have tensed
you have tensed
they have tensed
Past Continuous
I was tensing
you were tensing
he/she/it was tensing
we were tensing
you were tensing
they were tensing
Past Perfect
I had tensed
you had tensed
he/she/it had tensed
we had tensed
you had tensed
they had tensed
Future
I will tense
you will tense
he/she/it will tense
we will tense
you will tense
they will tense
Future Perfect
I will have tensed
you will have tensed
he/she/it will have tensed
we will have tensed
you will have tensed
they will have tensed
Future Continuous
I will be tensing
you will be tensing
he/she/it will be tensing
we will be tensing
you will be tensing
they will be tensing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tensing
you have been tensing
he/she/it has been tensing
we have been tensing
you have been tensing
they have been tensing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tensing
you will have been tensing
he/she/it will have been tensing
we will have been tensing
you will have been tensing
they will have been tensing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tensing
you had been tensing
he/she/it had been tensing
we had been tensing
you had been tensing
they had been tensing
Conditional
I would tense
you would tense
he/she/it would tense
we would tense
you would tense
they would tense
Past Conditional
I would have tensed
you would have tensed
he/she/it would have tensed
we would have tensed
you would have tensed
they would have tensed

tense

The form of a verb that indicates the time of an action, such as present, past, or future.
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Noun1.tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of timegrammatical category, syntactic category - (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical propertiespresent tense, present - a verb tense that expresses actions or states at the time of speakingaorist - a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuationpast tense, past - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the pastfuture tense, future - a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the futurecontinuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive, progressive tense - a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-goingperfect, perfect tense, perfective, perfective tense - a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)
Verb1.tense - become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"straintighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
2.tense - increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
3.tense - become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"tense upchange state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow down, unbend - become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"
4.tense - cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"tense up, strainaffect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate"stretch, extend - extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; "Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"make relaxed, unlax, unstrain, unwind, relax, loosen up - cause to feel relaxed; "A hot bath always relaxes me"
Adj.1.tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tensionagitated - troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"uneasy - lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"relaxed - without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"
2.tense - pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')phonetics - the branch of acoustics concerned with speech processes including its production and perception and acoustic analysislax - pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')
3.tense - taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"tight - closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest"lax - lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "a lax rope"; "a limp handshake"

tense

adjective1. strained, uneasy, stressful, fraught, charged, difficult, worrying, exciting, uncomfortable, knife-edge, nail-biting, nerve-racking the tense atmosphere of the talks2. nervous, wound up (informal), edgy, strained, wired (slang), anxious, under pressure, restless, apprehensive, jittery (informal), uptight (informal), on edge, jumpy, twitchy (informal), overwrought, strung up (informal), on tenterhooks, fidgety, keyed up, antsy (informal), wrought up He had been very tense, but he finally relaxed.
nervous collected, calm, serene, easy-going, unconcerned, cool-headed, unruffled, self-possessed, unworried
3. rigid, strained, taut, stretched, tight She lay, eyes shut, body tense.
rigid relaxed, loose, limp, flexible, flaccid, pliant
verb1. tighten, strain, brace, tauten, stretch, flex, stiffen His stomach muscles tensed.
tighten relax, loosen, slacken

tense

adjective1. Stretched tightly:stiff, taut, tight.2. Feeling or exhibiting nervous tension:edgy, fidgety, jittery, jumpy, nervous, restive, restless, skittish, twitchy.Slang: uptight.Idioms: a bundle of nerves, all wound up, on edge.verbTo make or become tense:stiffen, tauten, tighten.
Translations
紧张的动词的时态拉紧拉紧的时态

tense1

(tens) noun a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking. a verb in the past/future/present tense. (動詞的)時態 (动词的)时态

tense2

(tens) adjective1. strained; nervous. The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation. 緊張的 紧张的2. tight; tightly stretched. 拉緊的 拉紧的 verb to make or become tense. He tensed his muscles. 拉緊 拉紧ˈtensely adverb 緊張地 紧张地ˈtenseness noun 緊張 紧张ˈtension (-ʃən) noun1. the state of being stretched, or the degree to which something is stretched. the tension of the rope. 拉緊 拉紧2. mental strain; anxiety. She is suffering from nervous tension; the tensions of modern life. 緊張 紧张

tense

时态zhCN, 紧张的zhCN
IdiomsSeetense up

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tense

Grammatical tense refers to the conjugation of a verb to reflect its place in time—that is, when the action occurred.There are technically only two grammatical tenses in English: the past and the present. Verbs in their basic form inherently describe the present time, and they can be conjugated into a unique form that describes the past. We can then use auxiliary verbs and verb participles to create different aspects of the past and present tenses, which describe if an action is or was continuous, or if it began at an earlier point in the past.However, verbs do not have a specific conjugated form to reflect the future, and, for this reason, English is considered not to have a true future tense.Nevertheless, although English has no future tense in the strict sense, we commonly refer to several structures that are used for future meaning as belonging to the “future tense.” The most common of these structures begin with will or be going to.
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[O.Fr., from Lat.,=time], in the grammargrammar,
description of the structure of a language, consisting of the sounds (see phonology); the meaningful combinations of these sounds into words or parts of words, called morphemes; and the arrangement of the morphemes into phrases and sentences, called syntax.
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 of many languages, a category of time distinctions expressed by any conjugated form of a verb. In Latin inflectioninflection,
in grammar. In many languages, words or parts of words are arranged in formally similar sets consisting of a root, or base, and various affixes. Thus walking, walks, walker have in common the root walk and the affixes -ing, -s, and -er.
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 the tense of a verb is indicated by a suffix that also indicates the verb's voicevoice,
grammatical category according to which an action is referred to as done by the subject (active, e.g., men shoot bears) or to the subject (passive, e.g., bears are shot by men). In Latin, voice is a category of inflection like mood or tense.
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, moodmood
or mode,
in verb inflection, the forms of a verb that indicate its manner of doing or being. In English the forms are called indicative (for direct statement or question or to express an uncertain condition, e.g.
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, person, and number. Tense specifies whether the verb refers to action in the past, present, or future. A tenselike distinction found in many languages (e.g., Russian and Hebrew) is that of aspect, by which verbs specify whether or not the action has been completed; thus, he is risen might be translated by a verb in the perfective aspect, and he is rising by the same verb in the imperfective aspect. Aspect also refers to the distinction that a verb can make between repeated or ongoing action (he ran daily) and an event represented as occurring at a single point in time (he ran that race). Some terms borrowed from Greek grammar into English suggest aspectlike differences of meaning; these are imperfect (I was reading when …), perfect (I've read the book), and aorist (I read it last year). English tenses can also be classified as simple (e.g., look and looked) or compound (e.g., have looked, am looking, and will look). Any conjugated form of a verb that indicates tense is said to be finite; the infinitive is a special verb form that lacks all tense (as well as mood, person, and number), although it may indicate the active (to read) or passive (to be read) voice.

tense

Of programs, very clever and efficient. A tense piece of codeoften got that way because it was highly bummed, butsometimes it was just based on a great idea. A comment in aclever routine by Mike Kazar, once a grad-student hacker atCMU: "This routine is so tense it will bring tears to youreyes." A tense programmer is one who produces tense code.

tense


tense

(tens), Tight, rigid, or strained; characterized by anxiety and psychological strain. [L. tensus, pp. of tendo, to stretch]

tense

(tĕns) 1. Tight, rigid.2. Anxious, under mental stress.

Tense


Related to Tense: future tense, past tense, perfect tense, present perfect tense, present tense, Verb tense

TENSE. A term used in, grammar to denote the distinction of time.
2. The acts of a court of justice ought to be in the present tense; as, "praeceptum est," not "preaceptum fuit;" but the acts of, the party may be in the preterperfect tense, as "venit, et protulit hic in curia quandum querelam suam;" and the continuances are in the preterperfect tense; as, "venerunt," not "veniunt." 1 Mod. 81.
3. The contract of marriage should be made in language in the present tense. 6 Binn. Rep. 405. Vide 1 Saund. 393, n. 1.

tense


Related to tense: future tense, past tense, perfect tense, present perfect tense, present tense, Verb tense
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  • adj
  • verb
  • noun

Synonyms for tense

adj strained

Synonyms

  • strained
  • uneasy
  • stressful
  • fraught
  • charged
  • difficult
  • worrying
  • exciting
  • uncomfortable
  • knife-edge
  • nail-biting
  • nerve-racking

adj nervous

Synonyms

  • nervous
  • wound up
  • edgy
  • strained
  • wired
  • anxious
  • under pressure
  • restless
  • apprehensive
  • jittery
  • uptight
  • on edge
  • jumpy
  • twitchy
  • overwrought
  • strung up
  • on tenterhooks
  • fidgety
  • keyed up
  • antsy
  • wrought up

Antonyms

  • collected
  • calm
  • serene
  • easy-going
  • unconcerned
  • cool-headed
  • unruffled
  • self-possessed
  • unworried

adj rigid

Synonyms

  • rigid
  • strained
  • taut
  • stretched
  • tight

Antonyms

  • relaxed
  • loose
  • limp
  • flexible
  • flaccid
  • pliant

verb tighten

Synonyms

  • tighten
  • strain
  • brace
  • tauten
  • stretch
  • flex
  • stiffen

Antonyms

  • relax
  • loosen
  • slacken

Synonyms for tense

adj stretched tightly

Synonyms

  • stiff
  • taut
  • tight

adj feeling or exhibiting nervous tension

Synonyms

  • edgy
  • fidgety
  • jittery
  • jumpy
  • nervous
  • restive
  • restless
  • skittish
  • twitchy
  • uptight

verb to make or become tense

Synonyms

  • stiffen
  • tauten
  • tighten

Synonyms for tense

noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Related Words

  • grammatical category
  • syntactic category
  • present tense
  • present
  • aorist
  • past tense
  • past
  • future tense
  • future
  • continuous tense
  • imperfect
  • imperfect tense
  • progressive
  • progressive tense
  • perfect
  • perfect tense
  • perfective
  • perfective tense

verb become stretched or tense or taut

Synonyms

  • strain

Related Words

  • tighten

verb increase the tension on

Related Words

  • alter
  • change
  • modify

verb become tense, nervous, or uneasy

Synonyms

  • tense up

Related Words

  • change state
  • turn

Antonyms

  • relax
  • decompress
  • unwind
  • loosen up
  • slow down
  • unbend

verb cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

Synonyms

  • tense up
  • strain

Related Words

  • affect
  • stretch
  • extend

Antonyms

  • make relaxed
  • unlax
  • unstrain
  • unwind
  • relax
  • loosen up

adj in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

Related Words

  • agitated
  • uneasy

Antonyms

  • relaxed

adj pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e

Related Words

  • phonetics

Antonyms

  • lax

adj taut or rigid

Related Words

  • tight

Antonyms

  • lax
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