nounπShare(grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists."The present tense of the verb "go" is "go," while the past tense is "went." "grammarlanguagelinguisticsieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(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."grammarlanguagelinguisticsieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe 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."grammarlanguagelinguisticstimeieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(grammar) To apply a tense to."tensing a verb"grammarlinguisticsieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make or become tense."As the roller coaster climbed the steep hill, I could feel my muscles tense with anticipation and fear. "bodymindsensationieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareShowing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed."You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense."mindbodyattitudeemotionieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePulled taut, without any slack."The rope holding the boat to the dock was tense, stretched tight by the strong current. "conditionmaterialphysicsieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
