Tense vs Aspect - What's the difference?
tense | aspect |
(grammar) Any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists.
(grammar) To apply a tense to.
Showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.
Pulled taut, without any slack.
To make or become tense.
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something
One's appearance or expression.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Dryden)
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Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
Prospect; outlook.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (John Evelyn)
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) Sir (Francis Bacon)
* (and other bibliographic particulars) Sir (Walter Scott)
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
* (and other bibliographic particulars) (Thomas Burnet)
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(computing, programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
Aspect is a abbreviation of tense.
In grammar terms the difference between tense and aspect
is that tense is any of the forms of a verb which distinguish when an action or state of being occurs or exists while aspect is a grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.As a verb tense
is to apply a tense to.As an adjective tense
is showing signs of stress or strain; not relaxed.tense
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) tens (modern French temps), from (etyl) tempus.Noun
(en noun)- The basic tenses in English are present, past and future.
Derived terms
* tensalVerb
(tens)- tensing a verb
Etymology 2
From (etyl) tensus, past participle of .Adjective
(er)- You need to relax, all this overtime and stress is making you tense .
Derived terms
* hypertenseVerb
(tens)Anagrams
* * * ----aspect
English
(wikipedia aspect)Noun
(en noun)- serious in aspect
A Cuckoo in the Nest, passage=By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect .}}
- It is Stephen Gardiner, black and scowling, his aspect in no way improved by his trip to Rome.
- This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended.
- (Milton)
- The basilisk killeth by aspect .
- His aspect was bent on the ground.
- the true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish
- the aspect of affairs