angespannt

Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed

• The situation is beyond tense.

  Die Lage ist mehr als angespannt.

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• Why is everyone so tense?

  Warum sind alle so verkrampft?

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angespannt

Characterized by strain (on the nerves, emotions, etc). (Compare charged.)

angespannt

Pulled taut, without any slack

angespannt

Produced with relative constriction of the vocal tractselten

The property of indicating the point in time at which an action or state of being occurs or exists

• This sentence is in the present tense.

  Dieser Satz steht im Präsens.

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• I think there is a problem with the tense.

  Ich glaube, hier liegt ein Tempusfehler vor.

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An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense

A grammatical aspect

A verb form or construction indicating a combination of tense, aspect, and mood