tenses

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/tɛnsɪz/ English

Definitions

noun

(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.“English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense.”
The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.“Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.”

verb

(grammar) To apply a tense to.“tensing a verb”

verb

To make or become tense.

Related words

Synonyms

uptight tight suspenseful taut suspensive tense up strain strained pumped up wired overstrung restive high-strung nervy electric jumpy

Associated

pluperfect periphrastic aspectual inchoative preterite aorist perfective subjunctive optative participial participle infinitive

Rhymes

consequences offenses inferences expenses dispenses senses defenses biosciences commences skin senses

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