Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - tense
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~1 adj 1 feeling very nervous and worried because of something bad that might happen (The robbers were tense as they waited the long minutes for the van to arrive. | tense moment/atmosphere etc) (Marion spoke, eager to break the tense silence.) 2 unable to relax your body or part of your body because your muscles feel tight (Massage is great if your neck and back are tense.) (- see also tension) - tensely adv - tenseness n ~2 v also tense up to make your muscles tight and stiff, or to become tight and stiff (Relax, and try not to tense up so much. | She felt how his body tensed with anger.) ~3 n any of the forms of a verb that show the time, continuance or completion of an action or state that is expressed by the v. `I am' is in the present tense, `I was' is past tense, and `I will be' is future tense
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(tenser, tensest, tenses, tensing, tensed) 1. A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next. This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the tense atmosphere at the talks... After three very tense weeks he phoned again... ADJ 2. If you are tense, you are anxious and nervous and cannot relax. Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed. ADJ • tensely She waited tensely for the next bulletin... ADV: usu ADV with v • tenseness McKay walked slowly toward this screen, feeling a growing tenseness. N-UNCOUNT 3. If your body is tense, your muscles are tight and not relaxed. A bath can relax tense muscles. ADJ • tenseness If you feel a tenseness around the eyes, relax your muscles. N-UNCOUNT 4. If your muscles tense, if you tense, or if you tense your muscles, your muscles become tight and stiff, often because you are anxious or frightened. Newman’s stomach muscles tensed... Jane tensed her muscles to stop them from shaking. VERB: V, V n • Tense up means the same as tense. When we are under stress our bodies tend to tense up... Tense up the muscles in both of your legs. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P n (not pron), also V n P 5. The tense of a verb group is its form, which usually shows whether you are referring to past, present, or future time. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English tens time, ~, from Anglo-French, from Latin tempus Date: 14th century 1. a distinction of form in a verb to express distinctions of time or duration of the action or state it denotes 2. a. a set of inflectional forms of a verb that express distinctions of time b. an inflectional form of a verb expressing a specific time distinction II. adjective (~r; ~st) Etymology: Latin tensus, from past participle of tendere to stretch — more at thin Date: 1668 1. stretched tight ; made taut ; rigid ~ muscles 2. a. feeling or showing nervous tension a ~ smile b. marked by strain or suspense a ~ thriller 3. produced with the muscles involved in a relatively ~ state the vowels e and u in contrast with the vowels i and u? are ~ • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun III. verb (~d; tensing) Date: 1676 transitive verb to make ~ intransitive verb to become ~ ~d up and missed the putt ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. adj. & v. --adj. 1 stretched tight, strained (tense cord; tense muscle; tense nerves; tense emotion). 2 causing tenseness (a tense moment). 3 Phonet. pronounced with the vocal muscles tense. --v.tr. & intr. make or become tense. Phrases and idioms tense up become tense. Derivatives tensely adv. tenseness n. tensity n. Etymology: L tensus past part. of tendere stretch 2. n. Gram. 1 a form taken by a verb to indicate the time (also the continuance or completeness) of the action etc. (present tense; imperfect tense). 2 a set of such forms for the various persons and numbers. Derivatives tenseless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF tens f. L tempus time ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. грам. время present tense —- настоящее время 2. натянутый, тугой; напряженный tense muscles —- напряженные мускулы tense silk of parasols —- тугой шелк зонтиков tense rope —- натянутая веревка his face was tense with pain —- его лицо исказилось от боли 3. фон. напряженный tense vowel —- напряженный гласный 4. возбужденный, напряженный tense anxiety —- нервное напряжение tense thoiught —- напряженная мысль tense moment —- напряженный момент tense voice —- сдавленный голос 5. натягивать, напрягать he tensed (up) his muscles for the leap —- он собрался для прыжка, он напряг мускулы перед прыжком 6. натягиваться, напрягаться 7. преим. pass возбуждать; создавать напряжение they were tensed for orders —- они с нетерпением ждали приказа ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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for напрягать; The tiger tensed its muscles for the spring. TENSE up создавать напряжение, возбуждать; Waiting for an operation tends to tense most people up. TENSE I noun gram. время II 1. adj. 1) натянутый; тугой 2) возбужденный, напряженный; tense anxiety - нервное напряжение 2. v. 1) натягивать, напрягать; he tensed his muscles for the leap - он напряг мускулы перед прыжком 2) натягиваться, напрягаться 3) возбуждать; создавать напряжение - tense for - tense up ...Англо-русский словарь
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