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tense (EN)
іменник, прикметник, дієслово

іменник “tense”

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

прикметник “tense”

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

дієслово “tense”

інфінітив tense; він tenses; мин. час tensed; мин. дієприкм. tensed; дієприсл. tensing
  1. напружувати (м'язи)
    Feeling nervous, she tensed her shoulders, making them stiff.