English to English
adjective
- in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
source: WordNet 3.0
- pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')
source: WordNet 3.0
- taut or rigid; stretched tight
Tense piano strings.
source: WordNet 3.0
- Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
source: WordNet 3.0
- One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- become stretched or tense or taut
The bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;.
The rope strained when the weight was attached.
source: WordNet 3.0
- increase the tension on
Alternately relax and tense your calf muscle.
Tense the rope manually before tensing the spring.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become tense, nervous, or uneasy
He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room.
source: WordNet 3.0
- cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
He got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
adj
- [tens] Unát banat
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
noun
- [tens] Panahon ng pagbabaybay ng pangwatas ó berbo
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
