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Tense \Tense\, n. [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.

Note: 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 \Tense\, a. [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}, n.

In this tense atmosphere, wild rumors abounded.
Diplomats described a massive deployment of troops _ perhaps more than 50,000 _ to maintain tense order in the southwest along the border with Iraq.
The Bundesbank wants to keep this label in the present tense: this implies a tense present.
The Bundesbank wants to keep this label in the present tense: this implies a tense present.
Some of the tense crowd apparently suspected another Protestant assault following the gun and grenade attack at Milltown Catholic cemetery.
Political analysts said Mr. Chirac was taking a risk in angering labor unions at a time when France's social climate is increasingly tense and strikes are breaking out in some fields, including public transportation.
The hostages had been tied up and forced to keep silent while aboard the Kuwait Airways jet, which was commandeered on a Bangkok-Kuwait flight and flown to Iran, Cyprus and Algeria during long days of tense negotiations.
With their large, frantic eyes and tense tallness, Jeff Goldblum and Julie Hagerty are perfectly cast as Bruce and Prudence, neurotics in search of mates.
Community leaders in this racially tense city are bracing for the trial of a police officer in the shooting death of a black motorcyclist that touched off riots in January.
Also hurt during that tense two days were eight emergency medical technicians _ the victims of attacks by guards at the blockade.
In Gdansk, thousands of police surrounded a shipyard in a tense standoff with defiant strikers.
Internationalism is a Soviet buzzword for tolerance of other ethnic groups, and the Tass reference indicated that the two leaders discussed the tense relations that earlier this year erupted into violence in which at least 32 people were killed.
The party worker in Nogorno-Karabakh said in a telephone interview that paramilitary police were deployed in rural areas. Perfilyev told reporters the situation was tense in the region.
He was very tense.
The lone elected black member of Miami's city commission attributed his re-election to "tri-ethnic" support, although ballots were cast mainly along ethnic lines in this racially tense city.
In Kansas City, a "very tense" Kathryn Atkinson, 42, watched the launch on TV at the headquarters of the American Hereford Association, where she is ad manager for the cattle group's journal.
Ferro himself won the party chairmanship in a tense backroom battle with former U.S. Rep. Kenneth MacKay, who narrowly lost the 1988 Senate race to Mack.
In an explosive time about a tense issue _ Israel's dealings with Palestinians _ a highly unusual American religious alliance has been formed to press for solutions to the crisis.
There was a tense 30-minute standoff outside the capital when about 100 policemen confronted up to 20,000 SWAPO supporters marching to Windhoek from the black township of Katatura, seeking to celebrate the start of the independence process.
Friday prayers in the three or four areas of the city which are FIS strongholds (Bab el Oued, Kouba, Belcourt and Badjarah) remain tense with an ever present risk of violence.
Ms. Rish described Edwards' mood after the kidnapping as "nervous" and "tense."
"It never got tense that way," McLachan said.
"The situation is very tense, and any skirmish, any street incident might lead to unpredictable consequences," the unions said in a statement read at a news conference by Elem Klimov, head of the Filmworkers Union.
Spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler described the climate as "tense and unsettled" but said there were no known threats against American residents, tourists or diplomats.
'This is going to be a very tense, complicated affair,' said one of the members.
Authorities described the town, site of the sultan's palace, as calm but tense, and government offices and businesses were closed.
Then, in the final five minutes, Molly switches into the present tense.
Noonan last week criticized legislators for doing too little to defuse what he sees as a volatile situation in a town already tense over a nine-month labor dispute at IP.
Relations between Serbia and Croatia, the second largest republic, are also tense and the pro-democracy opposition is split along nationalist lines.
Bush seemed tense when he went on television at 9 a.m. EDT for a 10-minute speech, but he appeared more relaxed _ although tired _ three hours later at a news conference.

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