Tenses

/tɛnsɪz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of Tenses

noun

  1. (grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
  2. (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."

  3. 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

  1. (grammar) To apply a tense to.

    "tensing a verb"

verb

  1. To make or become tense.

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