TENSE

5 letters 5 Scrabble points /tɛns/

Definition of TENSE

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"

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters T E N S E
Length 5 letters
Scrabble Score 5 points

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