tens

Noun

tens

1. plural of ten

tens pl (plural only)

1. (poker slang) A pair of tens.
2. The second decade of a century: the 1910s, 2010s, etc. The teens, the oneties. Short for the nineteen-tens, twenty-tens, etc.

See also

Anagrams

• NEST, Sten, ents, nest, nets, sent, sent., snet

Verb

tens

1. second-person singular present indicative form of tenir

Etymology

Latin tempus.

Noun

tens m (oblique plural tens, nominative singular tens, nominative plural tens)

1. Alternative form of tans

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtẽj̃s/, /ˈtẽj̃ʃ/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐ̃j̃ʃ/

Verb

tens

1. Second-person singular (tu) present indicative of ter

Noun

tens

1. indefinite genitive singular of ten