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adjective | noun | verb tensetense1 /tɛns/ ●●○ S3 AWL adjective ETYMOLOGYtense1Origin: 1600-1700 Latin stretched, from the past participle of tendere to stretch THESAURUSunhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or are anxious about something► worriedunhappy because you keep thinking about a problem, or are anxious about something: What’s wrong? You look worried. She watched her child with a worried expression. ► nervous worried or frightened, and unable to relax: I get really nervous about exams. ► anxious very worried or frightened, and unable to relax: He became increasingly anxious about his job. ► concerned worried about a social problem, or about someone’s health, safety, etc.: Many scientists are concerned about global warming. ► uneasy worried because you think something bad might happen: I felt uneasy leaving the kids with him. ► stressed (out) so worried that you cannot relax: I’m getting totally stressed out about work. ► tense feeling nervous and worried so that your body is tight and cannot relax: New drivers are usually very tense. ► frantic extremely worried and frightened, and unable to think or behave calmly: When Susie didn’t come home, her parents became frantic. ► apprehensive formal worried about something that you are going to do, or about the future: Mrs. Baker was apprehensive about testifying in court. ► preoccupied worrying so much about a particular problem that you cannot think about anything else: You seem preoccupied – is there something wrong? 1feeling very nervous and worried because of something bad that might happen: Williams looked a little tense before the game.► see thesaurus at worried2a tense situation, moment, etc. is one in which you feel very anxious and worried because of something bad that might happen: nine months of tense negotiations The atmosphere was extremely tense.3unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight: I can feel you’re really tense in your lower back. tense muscles [Origin: 1600–1700 Latin stretched, from the past participle of tendere to stretch]—tensely adverb—tenseness noun [uncountable] → see also tension adjective | noun | verb tensetense2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable, uncountable] eng. lang. arts any of the forms of a verb that show an action or state in the past, present, or future time. “I study” is in the present tense, “I studied” is in the past tense, and “I will study” is in the future tense. adjective | noun | verb tensetense3 verb [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYtense3Origin: 1300-1400 Old French tens time, tense, from Latin tempus time VERB TABLEtense |
| Present | I, you, we, they | tense | | he, she, it | tenses | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tensed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tensed | | he, she, it | has tensed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tensed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tense | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tensed |
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| Present | I | am tensing | | he, she, it | is tensing | | you, we, they | are tensing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was tensing | | you, we, they | were tensing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tensing | | he, she, it | has been tensing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tensing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tensing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tensing |
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