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(property indicating a point in time) The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.

(inflected form of a verb) An (inflected) form of a verb that indicates (id=property indicating a point in time).

(grammatical aspect) (proscribed) A grammatical (id=grammatical quality of a verb).

(grammar) (proscribed) A verb form or construction indicating a combination of (id=property indicating a point in time), (id=grammatical quality of a verb), and (id=grammatical).

To apply a tense to.

Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed. +

Pulled taut, without any slack.

(of a vowel) Produced with relative constriction of the vocal tract.

(make tense)To make tense.

(become tense)To become tense.