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tensed

/tɛnst/

tensed up

tensedadjective

/tɛnst/

Translations

напряжённый

The atmosphere in the room was tensed.

Атмосфера в комнате была напряжённой.

Definitions

Stretched tight or rigid, often due to stress or anxiety.

Her tensed muscles were a clear sign of her nervousness before the presentation.

Synonyms

Antonyms

tensedpast participle

/tenst/

Used as a past-participle adjective meaning ‘made tense; tightened’.

Definitions

Having been made tense or tightened.

The cable remained tensed even after the storm had passed.

tenseverb

tensed

Past Simple

tensed

Past Simple

tensed

Past Participle

tensing

Gerund

/tɛns/

Translations

напрягать

He tends to tense his shoulders when stressed.

Он склонен напрягать плечи, когда находится в стрессе.

натягивать

She tensed the rope to ensure it was secure.

Она натянула веревку, чтобы убедиться, что она надежно закреплена.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

tensenoun

Definitions

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'.

tenseadjective

Definitions

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.