Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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modify | No | No | Yes | No |
tense | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
modify (noun) | tense (noun) |
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a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time |
modify (adjective) | tense (adjective) |
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taut or rigid; stretched tight | |
pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat') | |
in or of a state of physical or nervous tension |
modify (verb) | tense (verb) |
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make less severe or harsh or extreme | cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious |
add a modifier to a constituent | become tense, nervous, or uneasy |
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation | increase the tension on |
become stretched or tense or taut |