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tense

UK
/tɛns/
US
/tɛns/
tense up

Translations

tensenoun
tenses
pl
UK
/tɛns/
US
/tɛns/
tempsEn grammaire.
The past tense of the verb 'go' is 'went'.
Le temps passé du verbe « go » est « went ».
Synonyms
strain
stress
tension
tightness
nervousness
anxiety
tenseverb
tensed
Past Simple
tensed
Past Participle
tensing
Gerund
UK
/tɛns/
US
/tɛns/
tendreAu sens de rendre rigide ou contracter un muscle.
She tensed her muscles in anticipation of the jump.
Elle a tendu ses muscles en prévision du saut.
se tendreAu sens de devenir nerveux ou anxieux.
He tensed up when he heard the unexpected news.
Il s’est tendu quand il a entendu la nouvelle inattendue.
Synonyms
strain
tighten
stress
worry
agitate
tenseadjective
tenser
Comp.
tensest
Super.
The rope was tense after being pulled taut between the poles.
La corde était tendue après avoir été tirée entre les poteaux.
tenduSe dit aussi d’un état de nervosité ou de tension psychologique.
She felt tense before her big presentation at the conference.
Elle se sentait tendue avant sa grande présentation à la conférence.
Additional translations
temporelEn grammaire.
Synonyms
anxious
nervous
strained
tight
stressed
on edge
edgy
high-strung
Antonyms
relaxed
loose

Definitions

tensenoun
A grammatical category that locates a situation in time, to indicate when the situation takes place.
The past tense of the verb 'go' is 'went'.
tenseverb
To make a muscle or part of the body tight or rigid.
She tensed her muscles in anticipation of the jump.
To become nervous or anxious.
He tensed up when he heard the unexpected news.
tenseadjective
Stretched tight or rigid; taut, often as a result of physical strain.
The rope was tense after being pulled taut between the poles.
Characterized by a feeling of nervousness or unease.
She felt tense before her big presentation at the conference.
Causing or involving a state of mental or emotional strain.
The tense negotiations lasted for hours without a resolution.
Relating to, or denoting a grammatical tense.
The past-tense form of the verb is irregular.
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