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tense
has definitions from the fields of grammar,phonetics
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[ noun ] (grammar) a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Used in print (Philip Jos‚ Farmer, The Lovers....)The same use of an entirely different word applied for all the other tenses . The system of indicating gender varied according to tense . Related terms grammatical_category future past perfective progressive aorist present |
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[ adjective ] taut or rigid; stretched tight
Examples "tense piano strings" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (phonetics) pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
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[ verb ] become tense or tenser
Synonyms Examples "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" Related terms |
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