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tense (EN)
съществително име, прилагателно, глагол

съществително име “tense”

ед. ч. tense, мн. ч. tenses
  1. време
    In English, we use different tenses to talk about actions that happened yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow.

прилагателно “tense”

основна форма tense (more/most)
  1. напрегнат
    Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
  2. стегнат
    The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
  3. напрегната (ситуация)
    The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

глагол “tense”

инфинитив tense; той tenses; мин. вр. tensed; мин. прич. tensed; гер. tensing
  1. напрягам (мускули)
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.