bode vs tense

bode

verb
  • simple past tense of bide 

  • To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. 

  • To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. 

noun
  • A stop; a halting; delay. 

  • An omen; a foreshadowing. 

  • A herald; a messenger. 

tense

verb
  • To apply a tense to. 

  • To make tense. 

  • To become tense. 

noun
  • Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists. 

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

  • An inflected form of a verb that indicates tense. 

adj
  • Pulled taut, without any slack. 

  • Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed. 

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