wikipedia|dab=tense
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/t�ns/
audio|en-us-tense.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|�ns

Etymology 1
From OF. term|tens (modern French term|temps), from L. term|tempus.

Noun
en-noun

1. grammar Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists. The basic tenses in English are present, past and future. English also has perfect tenses (present tense|present perfect, past tense|past perfect and future tense|future perfect) and progressive tenses.

Translations
trans-top|verb forms distinguishing time
Afrikaans: tyd, tempus
Dutch: t+|nl|tijd|m, t-|nl|tempus|n
Finnish: t+|fi|aikamuoto
French: t+|fr|temps|m
German: t+|de|Zeit|f
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Icelandic: t+|is|tíð|f
Italian: t+|it|tempo|m
Japanese: �� (���, jisei)
Polish: t+|pl|czas|m
Spanish: t+|es|tiempo|m
Swedish: t+|sv|tempus|n
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Etymology 2
From L. term|tensus, past participle of term|tendere||stretch.

Adjective
en-adj|tens|er

1. show|Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

Derived terms
hypertense

Translations
trans-top|showing stress or strain
Afrikaans: gespanne, styf
Czech: t+|cs|napjatý|m
Dutch: t+|nl|gespannen, t-|nl|strak
Finnish: t-|fi|kireä, t-|fi|jännittynyt, t-|fi|hermostunut
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French: t+|fr|tendu
Icelandic: t-|is|upptrekktur, t-|is|órólegur
Spanish: t-|es|tenso
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Verb
en-verb|tens|ing

1. To make or become tense.

Translations
trans-top|make or become tense
Czech: t+|cs|napnout
Dutch: t+|nl|spannen, t-|nl|opspannen
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Anagrams
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• 2007-12-19 23:50 - Tbot - added t for cs

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