Betekenis van:
tense

to tense
Werkwoord
  • door strak uitzetten vormen
  • cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious
"he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

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to tense
Werkwoord
    • become tense, nervous, or uneasy
    "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

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    to tense
    Werkwoord
      • increase the tension on
      "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"
      "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

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      to tense
      Werkwoord
        • become stretched or tense or taut
        "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;"

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        tense
        Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • eigenschap van werkwoordsvormen; werkwoordstijd
        • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

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        tense
        Zelfstandig naamwoord
        • fortis
        • a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

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        tense
        Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
          • taut or rigid; stretched tight
          "tense piano strings"
          tense
          Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
            • in or of a state of physical or nervous tension
            tense
            Bijvoeglijk naamwoord
              • pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

              Voorbeeldzinnen

              1. They're tense.
              2. Things are tense.
              3. You're so tense.
              4. You're too tense.
              5. Everyone was tense.
              6. Don't tense up.
              7. Tom is tense.
              8. I always feel tense.
              9. Tom seems tense.
              10. You look tense.
              11. You're really tense.
              12. Everyone seems tense.
              13. Tom is getting tense.
              14. Tom looks tense.
              15. The atmosphere in Washington became very tense.