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tense

/tɛns/

Tense has 1 syllable.

tense
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verb. Cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious.

verb. Become stretched or tense or taut.

verb. Become tense, nervous, or uneasy.

noun. A grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time.

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