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tense

/tɛns/ /tɛns/
  1. 1 (kaslarını) germek, (kaslar, vücut) gerilmek

Definition (English)

To make your muscles tight and stiff, or to become tight and stiff, often because of fear or worry.

Example Sentences

  1. Tense your stomach muscles and hold for ten seconds.
    Karın kaslarınızı gerin ve on saniye bekleyin.
  2. His whole body tensed when he heard the noise downstairs.
    Aşağıdan gelen sesi duyunca bütün vücudu gerildi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base tense
/tɛns/
Past tensed
/tɛnst/
Participle tensed
/tɛnst/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dtense → tensed

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil sert (ötümsüz) bir ünsüzle, /s/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /t/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. tensed /tɛnst/

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

tense your musclestense upyour body tensestense with fear

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