n. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

n. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

n. the time yet to come

v. increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

v. become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

v. cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; "he got a phone call from his lawyer that tensed him up"

v. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

adj. yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

adj. effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"

adj. taut or rigid; stretched tight; "tense piano strings"

adj. pronounced with relatively tense tongue muscles (e.g., the vowel sound in `beat')

adj. in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

adj. coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument"

adj. (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president"

n. the longest division of geological time

n. a possible event or occurrence or result

n. the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

v. become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

v. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

v. become tense, nervous, or uneasy; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room"

v. increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

v. cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

v. twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand"

v. form an arch or curve; "her back arches"; "her hips curve nicely"

v. become stretched or tense or taught; "the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed;" "the rope strained when the weight was attached"

v. increase the tension on; "alternately relax and tense your calf muscle"; "tense the rope manually before tensing the spring"

adj. close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand"; "some people believe the day of judgment is close at hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"

adj. planned for the future; "the first volume of a proposed series"

adj. causing or fraught with or showing anxiety; "spent an anxious night waiting for the test results"; "cast anxious glances behind her"; "those nervous moments before takeoff"; "an unquiet mind"

adj. physically or mentally ill at ease: "ill at ease with strangers"; "felt strange in the presence of men who talked excitedly of ... battle"

adj. (of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"

adj. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"

adj. incapable of compromise or flexibility

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

adj. yet to come; "coming generations"; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay"

adj. immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

adj. nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; "had adjacent rooms"; "in the next room"; "the person sitting next to me"; "our rooms were side by side"

adj. arriving at a place or position; "incoming class"; "incoming mail"; "the incoming president"

adj. concerned with or related to the future; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation"

adj. expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"

adj. troubled emotionally and usually deeply; "agitated parents"

adj. lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance; "farmers were uneasy until rain finally came"; "uneasy about his health"; "gave an uneasy laugh"; "uneasy lies the head that wears the crown"; "an uneasy coalition government"; "an uneasy calm"; "an uneasy silence fell on the group"

adj. following as an effect or result; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable"; "the health of the plants and the resulting flowers"

adj. directed or moving inward or toward a center; "the inbound train"; "inward flood of capital"

adj. "incoming class"; "the ingoing administration"; "ingoing data"

adj. appointed but not yet installed in office

adj. elected but not yet installed in office; "the president elect"

adj. directed or bound inward; "took the in bus"; "the in basket"

adj. flowing inward

adj. pouring inward; "inpouring throngs of immigrants"

n. the time that has elapsed; "forget the past"

n. past events to be put aside; "let bygones be bygones"

v. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work"

v. become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again."

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"

adj. temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration; "the present leader"; "articles for present use"; "the present topic"; "the present system"; "present observations"

adj. well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"

adj. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"

adj. belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"

adj. of the distant past: "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"

adj. not taut or rigid; not stretched or held tight; "a lax rope"

adj. pronounced with muscles of the tongue and jaw relatively relaxed (e.g., the vowel sound in `bet')

adj. without strain or anxiety; "gave the impression of being quite relaxed"; "a relaxed and informal discussion"

adj. (relaxed)

adj. earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"