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tense (EN)
lietvārds, īpašības vārds, darbības vārds

lietvārds “tense”

viensk. tense, daudzsk. tenses
  1. laikformas
    In English, we use different tenses to talk about actions that happened yesterday, are happening now, or will happen tomorrow.

īpašības vārds “tense”

pamatforma tense (more/most)
  1. saspringts
    Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
  2. stiepts
    The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
  3. saspringta situācija
    The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

darbības vārds “tense”

infinitīvs tense; viņš tenses; pag. tensed; pag. divd. tensed; ģer. tensing
  1. sasprindzināt (muskuļus)
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.