Tense vs. Intense

Tense vs. Intense — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Tense and Intense

Tensenoun

Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.

The basic tenses in English are present, past, and future.

Intenseadjective

Strained; tightly drawn.

Tensenoun

An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.

English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense.

Intenseadjective

Strict, very close or earnest.

intense study;intense thought

Tensenoun

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.

Intenseadjective

Extreme in degree; excessive.

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Tenseverb

To apply a tense to.

tensing a verb

Intenseadjective

Extreme in size or strength.

Tenseverb

To make or become tense.

Intenseadjective

Stressful and tiring.

Tenseadjective

Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.

You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense.

Intenseadjective

Very severe.

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Tenseadjective

Pulled taut, without any slack.

Intenseadjective

Very emotional or passionate.

The artist was a small, intense man with piercing blue eyes.

Tensenoun

a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

Intenseadjective

in an extreme degree;

intense heatintense anxietyintense desireintense emotionthe skunk's intense acrid odorintense painenemy fire was intense

Tenseverb

stretch or force to the limit;

strain the rope

Intenseadjective

extremely sharp or intense;

acute painfelt acute annoyanceintense itching and burning

Tenseverb

increase the tension on;

tense a rope

Intenseadjective

(of color) having the highest saturation;

vivid greenintense blue

Tenseverb

become tense or tenser;

He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room

Tenseverb

make tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious;

Tenseadjective

in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

Tenseadjective

pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

Tenseadjective

taut or rigid; stretched tight;

tense piano strings