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tense

/tens/

តានតឹង

  1. adjective តានតឹង, តឹងតែង, មិនស្រួលចិត្ត
    nervous, worried, and unable to relax
    ភ័យបារម្ភ និងមិនអាចសម្រាកបានស្រួល
    The atmosphere in the room was tense.
    បរិយាកាសនៅក្នុងបន្ទប់មានភាពតានតឹង។
  2. noun កាល
    a grammatical form of a verb showing when an action happens (past, present, future)
    ទម្រង់វេយ្យាករណ៍នៃកិរិយាសព្ទដែលបង្ហាញពីពេលវេលានៃសកម្មភាព
    The past tense of 'go' is 'went'.
    អតីតកាលនៃពាក្យ 'go' គឺ 'went'។
  3. verb ឡើងតឹង, កន្ត្រាក់សាច់ដុំ
    to make your muscles tight or stiff
    ធ្វើឱ្យសាច់ដុំឡើងរឹងឬតឹង
    His muscles tensed before the race.
    សាច់ដុំរបស់គាត់ឡើងតឹងមុនពេលចាប់ផ្តើមការប្រកួតរត់។

Synonyms: anxious, nervous, stressed, tight, strained

Antonyms: relaxed, calm, loose

Forms: tenser, tensest, tenses, tensed, tensing

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.