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Webster 1913 Edition

Tense

Tense

,
Noun.
[OF.
tens
, properly, time, F.
temps
time, tense. See
Temporal
of time, and cf.
Thing
.]
(Gram.)
One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the action or event signified; the modification which verbs undergo for the indication of time.
☞ The primary simple tenses are three: those which express time past, present, and future; but these admit of modifications, which differ in different languages.

Tense

,
Adj.
[L.
tensus
, p. p. of
tendere
to stretch. See
Tend
to move, and cf.
Toise
.]
Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax;
as, a
tense
fiber
.
The temples were sunk, her forehead was
tense
, and a fatal paleness was upon her.
Goldsmith.
–
Tense′ly
,
adv.
–
Tense′ness
,
Noun.

Webster 1828 Edition

Tense

TENSE

,
Adj.
tens. [L. tensus, from tendo, to stretch.] Stretched; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as a tense fiber.
For the free passage of the sound into the ear, it is requisite that the tympanum be tense.

TENSE

,
Noun.
tens. [L. tempus.] In grammar, time, or a particular form of a verb, or a combination of words, used to express the time of action, or of that which is affirmed; or tense is an inflection of verbs by which they are made to signify or distinguish the time of actions or events.
The primary simple tenses are three; those which express time past, present, and future; but these admit of modifications, which differ in different languages. The English language is rich in tenses, beyond any other language in Europe.

Definition 2024

tensé

tensé

See also: tense

Spanish

Verb

tensé

  1. First-person singular (yo) preterite indicative form of tensar.

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