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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
tense
tense AW [tense tenses tensed tensing tenser tensest] adjective, noun, verb BrE [tens] NAmE [tens]
adjective
1. (of a person)nervous or worried, and unable to relax
•He's a very tense person.
•She sounded tense and angry.
2. (of a situation, an event, a period of time, etc.)in which people have strong feelings such as worry, anger, etc. that often cannot be expressed openly
•I spent a tense few weeks waiting for the results of the tests.
•The atmosphere in the meeting was getting more and more tense.
3. (of a muscle or other part of the body)tight rather than relaxed
•A massage will relax those tense muscles.
4. (of wire, etc.)stretched tightly
Syn: ↑taut
5. (phonetics) (of a speech sound)produced with the muscles of the speech organs stretched tight
Opp: ↑lax
Word Origin:
adj. and v. late 17th cent. Latin tensus ‘stretched’ tendere n. Middle English ‘time’ Old French tens Latin tempus ‘time’
Example Bank:
•I was feeling a little tense and restless.
•Relations between the two leaders are visibly tense.
•The situation grew increasingly tense.
•There's no point in getting tense about the situation.
•He's a very tense person.
•I spent a few tense weeks waiting for the results of the tests.
•Try to relax. Are you always this tense?
Idiom: tensed up
Derived Words: ↑tensely ▪ ↑tenseness
noun (grammar)
any of the forms of a verb that may be used to show the time of the action or state expressed by the verb
•the past/present/future tense
Word Origin:
adj. and v. late 17th cent. Latin tensus ‘stretched’ tendere n. Middle English ‘time’ Old French tens Latin tempus ‘time’
Example Bank:
•‘Have’ is the auxiliary verb used to form perfect tenses.
•In the sentence ‘I fed the cat’, ‘fed’ is in the past tense.
•The ‘-ed’ ending is used to form the past tense of regular verbs.
•the present simple tense
•the present tense marker ‘s’
verb transitive, intransitive
if you tense your muscles, or you or your muscles tense, they become tight and stiff, especially because you are not relaxed
•~ sth/yourself (up) She tensed her muscles in anticipation of the blow.
•He tensed himself, listening to see if anyone had followed him.
•~ (up) His muscles tensed as he got ready to run.
•She tensed, hearing the strange noise again.
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
adj. and v. late 17th cent. Latin tensus ‘stretched’ tendere n. Middle English ‘time’ Old French tens Latin tempus ‘time’
Example Bank:
•Expecting a blow, she tensed every muscle in her body.
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