tense

Words with a similar base: tense, tense_up

'tense'

[tense.n.01] as in: a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

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grammatical_category, entity

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aorist, past, present, perfective, future, progressive

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breed, deform, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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'tense'

[strain.v.06] as in: become stretched or tense or taut

Examples:
the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;
the rope strained when the weight was attached

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform, tension, tension, tension, tension, latent_hostility, tension

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tighten, change

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act, affect, be_active, breed, change, deepen, deform, depart, deviate, exchange, filter, form, go, leave, motion, motivate, move, puree, sidetrack, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, switch, tenor, tense, transfer, travel, try, tune, variety

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'tense'

[tense.v.02] as in: increase the tension on

Examples:
alternately relax and tense your calf muscle
tense the rope manually before tensing the spring

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

tension, tension, tension, tension, latent_hostility, tension

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change

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breed, deform, filter, form, puree, sift, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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'tense'

[tense.v.03] as in: become tense, nervous, or uneasy

Examples:
He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

tension, tension, tension, tension, latent_hostility, tension, tensor, tensor

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relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack

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change_state, change

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act, affect, be_active, breed, change, deepen, deform, depart, deviate, exchange, filter, form, go, lax, leave, loosen, motion, motivate, move, puree, relax, relaxed, sidetrack, sift, slack, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, switch, tease, tenor, tense, transfer, travel, try, tune, untie, variety

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'tense'

[tense.v.04] as in: cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

Examples:
he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, filter, puree, deform

tension, tension, tension, tension, latent_hostility, tension, strain, stress, tune, strain, breed, form, strain, tenor, striving, strain, song, strive, try, strain, sift, tense, strain, filter, puree, deform

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relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack

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affect, change

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stretch

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breed, deform, filter, form, lax, loosen, puree, relax, relaxed, sift, slack, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tease, tenor, tense, try, tune, untie

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'tense'

[tense.a.01] as in: in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

agitated, uneasy, taut, unrelaxed, edgy, electric, nervous, strained, pumped-up, isotonic, antsy, aroused, cliff-hanging, tension, tension

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relax, relax, loosen, relax, relax, relax, relax, slack, relaxed

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tense

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agitate, agitated, anxious, awkward, breed, crusade, cursorily, deform, difficult, filter, form, lax, loosen, promptly, puree, quickly, relax, relaxed, restless, shake, sift, slack, song, stiffen, stir, strain, stress, strive, striving, tease, tenor, tense, try, tune, uneasy, unmanageable, untie

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'tense'

[tense.a.02] as in: pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g.,

the vowel sound in `beat')

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

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lax, lax, lax, lax

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tense

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phonetics

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breed, deform, filter, form, lax, loosen, puree, relax, relaxed, sift, slack, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, tenor, tense, try, tune

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'tense'

[tense.a.03] as in: taut or rigid; stretched tight

Examples:
tense piano strings

tense, strain, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense, tense

tight, overstrung, taut, tension, tension

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lax, lax, lax, lax

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tense

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affix, affixed, append, besotted, breed, close, compact, compendious, compress, compressed, confine, covenant, deform, enclose, fast, filter, form, lax, limit, loosen, mean, nasty, pack, puree, relax, relaxed, restrain, restrict, rigorous, sift, slack, song, stiffen, strain, stress, strive, striving, taut, tenor, tense, tight, try, tune

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Origins

					tense (English)
├── tens (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
│   └── tempus (Latin)
└── tensus (Latin)

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