tenses

/tɛnsɪz/ · noun

Meaning

(grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
(grammar) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
(grammar) To apply a tense to.
To make or become tense.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

uptight(English)tight(English)suspenseful(English)taut(English)suspensive(English)tense up(English)strain(English)strained(English)pluperfect(English)periphrastic(English)aspectual(English)inchoative(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

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