Explore Tensed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like finite. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Tensed meaning
simple past and past participle of tense
Synonyms of Tensed
Using Tensed
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of tense
- Useful related words include: finite.
- In the example corpus, tensed often appears in combinations such as: tensed up, tensed and, already tensed.
Context around Tensed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tensed
- In this selection, "tensed" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slightly, sexually, muscles, atmosphere, especially and moment stand out and add context to how "tensed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abala is tensed but we and after a tensed moment big. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tensed" sits close to words such as abbe, abdollahian and abergavenny, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tensed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
I tensed, ready to shoot. (5 words)
When McKenzie continued to push Harden, he tensed up. (9 words)
At the intersection before the gas station, however, she tensed up. (11 words)
After a tensed moment, Big Brother called in each housemate seated at the lounge into the diary room to vote for a possible eviction of the four housemates voted for by the public. (33 words)
As though trying to mentally negotiate with the pain had ever worked before, I tensed up through shakily drawn breaths, my fists balled tightly in resistance, and braced for the impending impact. (32 words)
Chief Edwin Uzor, Special Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Rural Development, Peace Building and conflict Resolution “the situation in Abala is tensed but we as a government has waded into it. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
But he passed away on January 4. We were all very tensed.
The evening with your sweetheart may be slightly tensed, especially because of the persistent demands of your partner.
After a tensed moment, Big Brother called in each housemate seated at the lounge into the diary room to vote for a possible eviction of the four housemates voted for by the public.
As though trying to mentally negotiate with the pain had ever worked before, I tensed up through shakily drawn breaths, my fists balled tightly in resistance, and braced for the impending impact.
By looking at the rate at which people are tensed and unreasonably joining this movement, this is more than enough to tell you that, “An idle mind is a devil workshop”.
I tensed, ready to shoot.
According to the cleric, while a peaceful protest is OK, revolution is a strong word and could tighten an already tensed atmosphere.
According to the report, McKinley, “unsteady on his feet,” then “tensed up” and tried to leave in the opposite direction of his dorm.
From Ike and Mercy’s relationship to Seyi and Tacha’s love turned sour, Frodd and Esther’s short-lived affair, it’s obvious that the housemates are sexually tensed.
It cautioned that the development is capable of aggravating the already tensed security situation in the country if not confronted with corresponding security response.
Kurt Edwin Simeon Okraku was elected President of the Ghana Football Association after George Afriyie conceded defeat following two rounds of tensed voting.
Most people will also complain of variable headaches which are usually the result of tensed muscles trying to keep the head stable and are often felt behind the eyes.
The oil-rich state is one to watch during the polls given the tensed political atmosphere that might see a replay of the 2015 experience, in which several lives were lost.
When McKenzie continued to push Harden, he tensed up.
After creating a tensed atmosphere inside the house, Salman Khan tells the housemates he will reveal the name of the evicted contestants in Sunday's Weekend Ka Vaar.
At the intersection before the gas station, however, she tensed up.
Chief Edwin Uzor, Special Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on Rural Development, Peace Building and conflict Resolution “the situation in Abala is tensed but we as a government has waded into it.
Ellen exclaimed as she tensed up on the other side of the phone line.
In fact, your whole body, every muscle, must be relaxed, not tensed, there should be no tension whatsoever anywhere in any muscles from your toes to the top of your head.
Most people’s distress is due to their body getting stuck in protective patterns — muscles tensed, tight breathing, fast heartbeat, jaws clenched.
Common combinations with tensed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tensed up 5×
- tensed and 3×
- already tensed 3×
- very tensed 2×
- are tensed 2×
- tensed atmosphere 2×
- of tensed 2×
- the tensed 2×
- tensed political 2×
- she tensed 2×