English-Thai Dictionary

tense

ADJ ตึง  แน่น  tung

 

tense

ADJ ตึงเครียด  เคร่งเครียด  เครียด  stretched tight relaxed tung-kiad

 

tense

N กาล (เป็น รูป ของ กริยา แสดง เวลา  kan

 

tense

VI ตึง  tung

 

tense

VT ทำให้ ตึง  tam-hai-tung

 

tense for

PHRV ทำให้ เกร็ง  ทำให้ ตึงเครียด  tam-hai-krang

 

tense up

PHRV ปั่นป่วน  ตึงเครียด  วิตก  screw up pan-puan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TENSE

a.tens. [L. tensus, from tendo, to stretch. ] Stretched; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as a tense fiber. For the free passage of the sound into the ear, it is requisite that the tympanum be tense.

 

TENSE

n.tens. [L. tempus. ] In grammar, time, or a particular form of a verb, or a combination of words, used to express the time of action, or of that which is affirmed; or tense is an inflection of verbs by which they are made to signify or distinguish the time of actions or events. The primary simple tenses are three; those which express time past, present, and future; but these admit of modifications, which differ in different languages. The English language is rich in tenses, beyond any other language in Europe.

 

TENSENESS

n.tens'ness. The state of being tense or stretched to stiffness; stiffness; opposed to laxness; as the tenseness of a string or fiber; tenseness of the skin.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TENSE

Tense, n. Etym: [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time, tense. See Temporal of time, and cf. Thing. ] (Gram. )

 

Defn: 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. Etym: [L. tensus, p.p. of tendere to stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Toise. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tense

tense 1 |tens tɛns | ▶adjective (esp. of a muscle or someone's body ) stretched tight or rigid: she tried to relax her tense muscles. • (of a person ) unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation: he was tense with excitement. • (of a situation, event, etc. ) causing or showing anxiety and nervousness: relations between the two neighboring states had been tense in recent years. • Phonetics (of a speech sound, esp. a vowel ) pronounced with the vocal muscles stretched tight. The opposite of lax. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness: her body tensed up . • [ with obj. ] make (a muscle or one's body ) tight or rigid: carefully stretch and then tense your muscles. DERIVATIVES tense ly adverb, tense ness noun, ten si ty |ˈtensitē |noun ( dated )ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin tensus ‘stretched, ’ from the verb tendere.

 

tense

tense 2 |tɛns tens | ▶noun Grammar a set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness ) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance: the past tense. DERIVATIVES tense less adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘time ’): from Old French tens, from Latin tempus ‘time. ’

 

tensegrity

ten seg ri ty |tenˈsegritē tɛnˈsɛɡrɪti | ▶noun Architecture the characteristic property of a stable three-dimensional structure consisting of members under tension that are contiguous and members under compression that are not. ORIGIN 1950s: from tensional integrity .

 

Oxford Dictionary

tense

tense 1 |tɛns | ▶adjective 1 (especially of a muscle ) stretched tight or rigid. • Phonetics (of a speech sound, especially a vowel ) pronounced with the vocal muscles stretched tight. The opposite of lax. 2 unable to relax because of nervousness, anxiety, or stimulation: he was tense with excitement. • causing or characterized by anxiety and nervousness: they waited in tense silence | relations between the two neighbouring states were tense. ▶verb [ no obj. ] become tense, typically through anxiety or nervousness: her body tensed up . • [ with obj. ] make (a muscle or one's body ) tight or rigid: carefully stretch and then tense your muscles. DERIVATIVES tensely adverb, tenseness noun, tensity noun ( rare )ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin tensus ‘stretched ’, from the verb tendere.

 

tense

tense 2 |tɛns | ▶noun Grammar a set of forms taken by a verb to indicate the time (and sometimes also the continuance or completeness ) of the action in relation to the time of the utterance: the past tense. DERIVATIVES tenseless adjective ORIGIN Middle English (in the general sense ‘time ’): from Old French tens, from Latin tempus ‘time ’.

 

tensegrity

tensegrity |tɛnˈsɛgrɪti | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Architecture the characteristic property of a stable three-dimensional structure consisting of members under tension that are contiguous and members under compression that are not. ORIGIN 1950s: from tensional integrity .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tense

tense adjective 1 the tense muscles of his neck: taut, tight, rigid, stretched, strained, stiff. ANTONYMS slack, loose. 2 Loretta was feeling tense and irritable: anxious, nervous, on edge, edgy, antsy, strained, stressed, under pressure, agitated, ill at ease, fretful, uneasy, restless, strung out, worked up, wound up, keyed up, overwrought, jumpy, on tenterhooks, with one's stomach in knots, worried, apprehensive, panicky, neurotic; informal uptight, het up, stressed out, jittery, twitchy, squirrelly, in a state, a bundle of nerves. ANTONYMS relaxed, calm. 3 a tense moment: nerve-racking, stressful, anxious, worrying, fraught, charged, strained, nail-biting, suspenseful, uneasy, difficult, uncomfortable; exciting, cliffhanging, knife-edge; informal hairy, white-knuckle. ANTONYMS relaxing. ▶verb Hebden tensed his muscles: tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen; screw up, knot, strain, stretch, squinch up. ANTONYMS relax. WORD TOOLKIT See apprehensive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

tense

tense adjective 1 the tense muscles of his neck: taut, stretched tight, tight, rigid, stretched, strained, stiff. ANTONYMS slack, loose. 2 by five o'clock, Loretta was feeling tense and irritable: anxious, nervous, on edge, edgy, strained, stressed, under a strain, under pressure, agitated, ill at ease, unrelaxed, in a state of nerves, in a state of agitation, fretful, uneasy, restless, worked up, keyed up, overwrought, highly strung, wrought up, strung out, jumpy, on tenterhooks, on pins and needles, with one's stomach in knots, fidgety, worried, apprehensive, upset, disturbed, panicky; Brit. nervy; informal with butterflies in one's stomach, a bundle of nerves, jittery, twitchy, in a state, uptight, wired, het up, stressed out, white-knuckled; Brit. informal strung up, windy; N. Amer. informal spooky, squirrelly; Austral. /NZ informal toey; dated overstrung. ANTONYMS calm, cool, relaxed. 3 it was a tense moment for everyone: nerve-racking, stressful, anxious, worrying, fraught, charged, strained, nail-biting, worrisome, difficult, uneasy, uncomfortable; exciting, cliffhanging, knife-edge, dramatic, volatile, explosive; informal hairy, anxious-making, white-knuckle. ANTONYMS relaxing. ▶verb Hebden tensed his cheek muscles: tighten, tauten, tense up, flex, contract, brace, stiffen; screw up, knot, strain, stretch; N. Amer. squinch up. ANTONYMS relax. WORD TOOLKIT tense See apprehensive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tense

tense 1 /tens /〖語源は 「引っぱられた 」〗(名 )tension 形容詞 ～r ; ～st 1 〈人が 〉緊張した , かたくなった, 神経質な (!nervousは心配して少し恐れている状態をいうが, tenseは心配してリラックスできない状態をいう ) ▸ Jim was [seemed ] very tense .ジムはとても緊張していた [した様子だった ]▸ Instead of being relaxed, I got tense .リラックスするかわりに私はかたくなった 2 〈状況 時間 神経などが 〉張りつめた , 緊迫した ▸ a tense moment [atmosphere ]張りつめた瞬間 [空気 ]▸ a tense situation 緊迫した状況 3 〈体 筋肉などが 〉硬直した ; 〈ひもなどが 〉ぴんと張った ▸ Her face [body ] was tense .彼女の顔 [体 ]はこわばっていた 4 〘音声 〙張りの, 緊張音の (→lax ).動詞 自動詞 緊張する (up ).他動詞 …を緊張させる (up )▸ be tensed up ｟くだけて ｠緊張して [いらだって ]いる .t é nse ly 副詞 t é nse ness 名詞

 

tense

tense 2 /tens /名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /C U 〘文法 〙(動詞の )時制 , テンス ▸ present [past, future ] tense 現在 [過去, 未来 ]時制