tense

adjective1 of 2

stretched tight and stiff

• “There's a tense wait for the outcome of the vote.”Tatoeba
• “We use the present tense for this kind of case.”Tatoeba

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noun2 of 2

(grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.