tensely

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• tensely — adv. Tensely is used with these verbs: ↑wait …   Collocations dictionary

• tensely — Ⅰ. tense [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) stretched tight or rigid. 2) feeling, causing, or showing anxiety and nervousness. ► VERB ▪ make or become tense. DERIVATIVES tensely adverb tenseness noun …   English terms dictionary

• tensely — adverb in a tense manner (Freq. 2) he sat down tensely • Derived from adjective: ↑tense …   Useful english dictionary

• Tensely — Tense Tense, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See {Tend} to move, and cf. {Toise}.] Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as, a tense fiber. [1913 Webster] The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a fatal… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tensely — adverb see tense II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tensely — See tense1. * * * …   Universalium

• tensely — adverb In a tense manner …   Wiktionary

• tensely — adv. with strain, with tension …   English contemporary dictionary

• tensely — tense·ly …   English syllables

• tensely — See: tense …   English dictionary

• tense — [[t]te̱ns[/t]] tenses, tensing, tensed, tenser, tensest 1) ADJ GRADED A tense situation or period of time is one that makes people anxious, because they do not know what is going to happen next. This gesture of goodwill did little to improve the… …   English dictionary