tense (EN)

substantiv, adjektiv, verb

substantiv “tense”

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

adjektiv “tense”

1. anspent
   Before his speech, John felt so tense that his hands were shaking.
2. stram (stramt hvis det refererer til noe som ikke kan bøyes, som en streng)
   The rope was so tense that it felt like it could snap at any moment.
3. spent (i en situasjon der det er mye bekymring eller sinne)
   The situation was tense as everyone awaited the boss's decision on layoffs.

verb “tense”

1. å spenne (musklene)
   Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.