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   intensive

   /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous: "she undertook an intensive Arabic course"
   • ▪ (of agriculture) aiming to achieve maximum production within a limited area, especially by using chemical and technological aids: "intensive farming"
   • ▪ (typically in business and economics) concentrating on or making much use of a specified thing: "computer-intensive methods"
   • 2. (of an adjective, adverb, or particle) giving force or emphasis.
   • 3. denoting a property which is measured in terms of intensity (e.g. concentration) rather than of extent (e.g. volume), and so is not simply increased by addition of one thing to another.

   noun

   • 1. an intensive adjective, adverb, or particle; an intensifier.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere (see intend).

   Derivatives

   • 1. intensiveness noun

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   involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time: two weeks of intensive training. an intensive course in English. Intensive bombing had reduced the city to rubble. Fewer examples. The course compresses two year's training into six intensive months.

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   The meaning of INTENSIVE is of, relating to, or marked by intensity or intensification. How to use intensive in a sentence. intensive purposes or intents and purposes?

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   Intensive definition: of, relating to, or characterized by intensity. See examples of INTENSIVE used in a sentence.

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   Intensive describes things that are extreme, highly dramatic, or just plain thorough. An intensive chemistry course meets six days a week for five hours a day. If you're in intensive care, you're getting close medical scrutiny, 24/7.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINTENSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An intensive activity involves the concentration of energy or people on one particular task. ...four weeks of intensive study. American English : intensive / ɪnˈtɛnsɪv /

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   Definition of intensive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Define intensive. intensive synonyms, intensive pronunciation, intensive translation, English dictionary definition of intensive. adj. 1. Of, relating to, or characterized by intensity: intensive training.