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tense vs alter

alter vs tense

tense is a noun but alter is not a noun.

tense is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

tense and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tense Yes Yes Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of tense; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than tense:
  • tense: increase the tension on
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of tense include change, modify.
tense (noun) alter (noun)
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
tense (adjective) alter (adjective)
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
tense (verb) alter (verb)
cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious remove the ovaries of
become tense, nervous, or uneasy become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
increase the tension on cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
become stretched or tense or taut insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make an alteration to
Difference between tense and alter

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