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intensive
[in-ten-siv]
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by intensity.
intensive questioning.
tending to intensify; intensifying.
Medicine/Medical.
increasing in intensity or degree.
instituting treatment to the limit of safety.
noting or pertaining to a system of agriculture involving the cultivation of limited areas, and relying on the maximum use of labor and expenditures to raise the crop yield per unit area (extensive ).
requiring or having a high concentration of a specified quality or element (used in combination).
Coal mining is a labor-intensive industry.
Grammar.indicating increased emphasis or force. Certainly is an intensive adverb. Myself in I did it myself is an intensive pronoun.
noun
something that intensifies.
Grammar.an intensive element or formation, as -self in himself, or Latin -ō in iac-ō, “I hurl” from ō, “I throw.”
intensive
/ ɪˈɛԲɪ /
adjective
involving the maximum use of land, time, or some other resource
intensive agriculture
an intensive course
(usually in combination) using one factor of production proportionately more than others, as specified
capital-intensive
labour-intensive
agriculture involving or farmed using large amounts of capital or labour to increase production from a particular area Compare extensive
denoting or relating to a grammatical intensifier
denoting or belonging to a class of pronouns used to emphasize a noun or personal pronoun, such as himself in the sentence John himself did it. In English, intensive pronouns are identical in form with reflexive pronouns
of or relating to intension
physics of or relating to a local property, measurement, etc, that is independent of the extent of the system Compare extensive
noun
an intensifier or intensive pronoun or grammatical construction
Other 51Թ Forms
- intensively adverb
- intensiveness noun
- unintensive adjective
- unintensively adverb
- ˈٱԲԱ noun
- ˈٱԲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of intensive1
Example Sentences
On the crucial afternoon, he did not examine her in person or send her to intensive care.
The mother-of-two also lied about having experience in intensive care, A&E medicine and children's palliative care.
Jack was put on a ventilator and moved into intensive care.
It’s more active than ever with a newly accredited middle school, a summer intensive program, a tap festival and annual “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” holiday show.
Examinations in intensive care showed multiple bruises to his face and body, and there was a "range of significant injuries to Ethan's eyes".
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Related 51Թs
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- all-out
- comprehensive
- demanding
- in-depth
- thorough
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