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Tense

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uneasy tight agitated dependent tensed tension backshift tend noninflected imperfect past historic tense finite verb high pressure simple past ischiocavernosus become auxiliary verb preterite war of nerves tenseness defective stiffen up cement hands non finite verb futurate stress tensal hypertense historic present imperfect sign at ease screeve intense strain simple future imperfect tense so quiet one could hear pin drop tensing reported speech past iterative preterite tense tense up tenseless conditional perfect past perfect verb untense action overstrung on edge relax future perfect present perfect continuous paulo post future perfect system pumped up pour gasoline on fire untensed intend modal auxiliary make present system slack past exonerative tighten up time mood guarding laxing periphrasis inflective twang unstrained overwrought tensely taut tent show inflect strict tensity time out small clause past perfect continuous future tense distinguish overwound sigmatic occur epitonic exist present continuous strained past anterior cringe consecutio temporum past present nervous past present feeling present past nervous feeling grammar writing anxiety uptight edge muscles grammatical label label grammatical uncomfortable being being uncomfortable

Definitions:

Noun

tense

Definition: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Definition: Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.

Verb

strain tense

Definition: become stretched or tense or taut; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed"; "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

tense

Definition: increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

tense tense up

Definition: become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

tense strain tense up

Definition: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

Definition: To apply a tense to.

Definition: To make tense.

Adjective

tense

Definition: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

tense

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

tense

Definition: taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"

Definition: Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

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