"tensen" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: tensens [present, singular, third-person], tensening [participle, present], tensened [participle, past], tensened [past]
Etymology: From tense + -en. Etymology templates: {{af|en|tense|-en|id2=inchoative}} tense + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} tensen (third-person singular simple present tensens, present participle tensening, simple past and past participle tensened)
  1. (intransitive) To become tense or more tense. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: tensening
    Sense id: en-tensen-en-verb-fkyPTVLV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for tensen meaning in English (1.8kB)

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