Definition

Adjective: 1. Having inflections to indicate tense: Describes a verb form that has been changed (inflected) to show when an action occurs—in the past, present, or future. This is a grammatical term. Example: In the sentence "She walked home," the verb "walked" is a tensed form, indicating past action.

Usage

This word is primarily used in formal, linguistic, or grammatical contexts to describe verbs. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation. * The linguist analyzed the tensed and non-tensed clauses in the ancient text. * In English, modal verbs like "can" or "must" do not have tensed forms like regular verbs.

Advanced Usage

• Tensed vs. Untensed/Non-finite: In grammar, a distinction is made between tensed (finite) verb forms, which show tense and agree with a subject, and non-tensed (non-finite) forms like infinitives ("to go") or participles ("going," "gone"), which do not.

Variants and Related Words

• Tense (n): The grammatical category that locates a situation in time (e.g., past tense, present tense).
• Tense (v): To become stiff or tight; to make a muscle tight.
• Tension (n): The state of being stretched tight; mental or emotional strain.

Synonyms

• Inflected (specifically for tense)
• Finite (in grammatical terminology)

Antonyms

• Non-finite
• Untensed

Adjective

1. having inflections to indicate tense