tense in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
tense in Sindhi سنڌي
tense in Tamil தமிழ்
tense in Telugu తెలుగు
tense in Urdu اُردُو
tense in English
- tense⇄adj. 1. stretched tight; strained to stiffness.
Ex. a tense rope, a face tense with pain.
(SYN) taut, rigid.
2. (Figurative.) strained; keyed up.
Ex. tense nerves, a tense moment.
3. (Phonetics.) pronounced with the muscl - tense⇄adv. tensely.
- tense⇄expr. tense up, to make or become tense.
Ex. You're all tensed up (Atlantic). - tense⇄noun tenseness.
- tense⇄tense (1), adjective, tenser,tensest,verb, tensed,tensing.
- tense⇄tense (2), noun.
1. the form of a verb that shows the time of the action or state expressed by the verb. (Examples:) ?He obeys is in the present tense. ?He obeyed is in the past tense. ?He will obey is in the future tense.
2. a set of such fo - tense⇄v.t., v.i. to stretch tight; stiffen; tighten.
Ex. I tensed my muscles for the leap.