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intense

[in-tens]

adjective

  1. existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree.

    intense heat.

  2. acute, strong, or vehement, as sensations, feelings, or emotions.

    intense anger.

    Synonyms: , , ,
  3. of an extreme kind; very great, as in strength, keenness, severity, or the like.

    an intense gale.

  4. having a characteristic quality in a high degree.

    The intense sunlight was blinding.

  5. strenuous or earnest, as activity, exertion, diligence, or thought.

    an intense life.

  6. exhibiting a high degree of some quality or action.

  7. having or showing great strength, strong feeling, or tension, as a person, the face, or language.

  8. susceptible to strong emotion; emotional.

    an intense person.

  9. (of color) very deep.

    intense red.

  10. Photography.dense.



intense

/ ɪˈɛԲ /

adjective

  1. of extreme force, strength, degree, or amount

    intense heat

  2. characterized by deep or forceful feelings

    an intense person

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Intense is sometimes wrongly used where intensive is meant: the land is under intensive (not intense ) cultivation. Intensely is sometimes wrongly used where intently is meant: he listened intently (not intensely )
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • intensely adverb
  • intenseness noun
  • hyperintense adjective
  • hyperintenseness noun
  • overintense adjective
  • overintenseness noun
  • superintense adjective
  • superintenseness noun
  • ˈٱԲԱ noun
  • ˈٱԲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intense1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin ԳŧԲܲ, variant of intentus, past participle of the verb intendere “to stretch toward”; in- 2, tense 1, intent 2, intend
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of intense1

C14: from Latin intensus stretched, from intendere to stretch out; see intend
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Example Sentences

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But the intense anguish some feel at this moment has exacerbated the dilemma.

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More RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran, the prime minister has said.

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People talked about it for three months instead of three weeks of incredibly intense chatter.

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"The hospital was under intense pressure. She did not want to die in hospital in that sort of situation."

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"We rushed to the scene, but the heat from the explosion was intense and we couldn't enter the hostel. There was a lot of debris."

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