English / word
tense
adjective, noun, verb B1MEANING IN ENGLISH
unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stress; stretched tight
a grammatical category showing time reference; stretched tight or anxious
In context
01
The players felt very tense before the penalty shootout.
02
A tense silence fell over the meeting room after the announcement.
Synonyms
anxious,nervous,tight
Antonyms
calm,loose,relaxed
Collocations
past tense,present tense,tense situation
Verb forms
Past: tensed · Past participle: tensed · -ing: tensing