tenses

We have found lemma(root) word of tenses : tense.

Definitions


[tɛns], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (especially of a muscle) stretched tight or rigid
(e.g: she tried to relax her tense muscles)

- unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation
(e.g: he was tense with excitement)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: from Latin tensus ‘stretched’, from the verb tendere


[tɛns], (Verb)

Definitions:
- become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness
(e.g: her body tensed up)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century: from Latin tensus ‘stretched’, from the verb tendere


[tɛns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance
(e.g: the future tense)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the general sense ‘time’): from Old French tens, from Latin tempus ‘time’




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