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tense verb

  /tɛns/
  • (intransitive) To become tense.
anspannen, spannen
  • (transitive) To make tense.
spannen

tense noun

  /tɛns/
  • (grammar, countable) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Tempus, Zeit

tense adjective

  /tɛns/
  • Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
angespannt, gespannt, verkrampft
  • Pulled taut, without any slack.
gespannt, straff

tenseness

Intension

tenseness noun

  • The characteristic of being tense.
Anspannung
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