Phonetics:
/tɛns/
Meanings:
noun
Definition: (grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Definition: (grammar) An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense.
Example: English only has a present tense and a past tense; it has no future tense.
Definition: The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists.
Example: Dyirbal verbs are not inflected for tense.
verb
Definition: (grammar) To apply a tense to.
Example: tensing a verb