Tense Meaning
There are 8 meaning(s) for word Tense
Meaning 1 : cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
Example : he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Synonyms : strain, tense up
Example : he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up
Synonyms : strain, tense up
Meaning 2 : become stretched or tense or taut
Example : the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
Synonyms : strain
Example : the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
Synonyms : strain
Meaning 3 : become tense, nervous, or uneasy
Example : He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
Synonyms : tense up
Example : He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room
Synonyms : tense up
Meaning 4 : a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
Meaning 5 : increase the tension on
Example : alternately relax and tense your calf muscle,tense the rope manually before tensing the spring
Example : alternately relax and tense your calf muscle,tense the rope manually before tensing the spring
Meaning 6 : in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
Meaning 7 : pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
Meaning 8 : taut or rigid; stretched tight
Example : tense piano strings
Example : tense piano strings
How to Pronounce Tense
- tɛns
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