tense

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The 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.”

2. isim An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

   “English only has a past tense and a non-past tense; it has no future tense.”

3. isim A grammatical aspect.
4. isim A verb form or construction indicating a combination of tense, aspect, and mood.

   “The "simple present" tense in English can have several meanings.”

5. fiil To apply a tense to.

   “tensing a verb”

6. sıfat Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

   “You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense.”

7. sıfat Characterized by strain (on the nerves, emotions, etc). (Compare charged.)

   “Chi stops, but her eyes continue to pierce right through me and into Karima. A tense moment later, she drops her eyes back to the terminal and scans the data once more. The showdown is over, at least for the moment.”

8. sıfat Pulled taut, without any slack.
9. sıfat Produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.
10. fiil To make tense.
11. fiil To become tense.

    “The driver and the man shouted angrily at each other and I tensed, ready for violence. But soon everyone in the tap-tap joined in, capping remarks, joking, telling chicken and goat stories.”