TENSES
/tɛnsɪz/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/tɛnsɪz/
noun
- (grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
- (grammar) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.“English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense.”
- The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.“Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.”
verb
- (grammar) To apply a tense to.“tensing a verb”
verb
- To make or become tense.
Source: Wiktionary
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