What does INTENSIVE mean?

Definitions for INTENSIVE
ɪnˈtɛn sɪvin·ten·sive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intensifier, intensiveadjective

    a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

    "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

  2. intensiveadjective

    characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form

    "the questioning was intensive"; "intensive care"; "research-intensive"; "a labor-intensive industry"

  3. intensiveadjective

    tending to give force or emphasis

    "an intensive adverb"

  4. intensiveadjective

    of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor

    "intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"

Wiktionary

  1. intensivenoun

    Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.

  2. intensiveadjective

    Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.

    She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.

  3. intensiveadjective

    Demanding, requiring a great amount.

    This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.

  4. intensiveadjective

    Highly concentrated.

    I took a 3-day intensive course in finance.

  5. Etymology: Existing since, borrowed via, from intensivus, from intendere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Intensiveadjective

    Etymology: from intense.

    As his perfection is infinitely greater than the perfection of a man, so it is infinitely greater than the perfection of an angel; and were it not infinitely greater than the perfection of an angel, it could not be infinitely greater than the perfection of a man, because the intensive distance between the perfection of an angel and of a man is but finite. Matthew Hale.

    Tired with that assiduous attendance and intensive circumspection, which a long fortune did require, he was not unwilling to bestow upon another some part of the pains. Henry Wotton.

Wikipedia

  1. intensive

    In grammar, an intensive word form is one which denotes stronger, more forceful, or more concentrated action relative to the root on which the intensive is built. Intensives are usually lexical formations, but there may be a regular process for forming intensives from a root. Intensive formations, for example, existed in Proto-Indo-European, and in many of the Semitic languages.

ChatGPT

  1. intensive

    Intensive generally refers to something that is very concentrated, thorough or demands a lot of time and effort. It may describe processes, systems, studies, or other activities that require high levels of energy, resources, or attention. It also refers to properties in physical sciences that do not depend on the quantity of material. For example, in physics and chemistry, intensive properties like temperature or pressure, do not change when you vary the amount of material. However, the specific meaning can vary depending on the context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intensiveadjective

    stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified

  2. Intensiveadjective

    characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense

  3. Intensiveadjective

    serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition

  4. Intensivenoun

    that which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word

  5. Etymology: [Cf. F. intensif. See Intense.]

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'INTENSIVE' in Adjectives Frequency: #665

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of INTENSIVE in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of INTENSIVE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of INTENSIVE in a Sentence

  1. Margaret Stanley:

    This intensive and rigorous Cochrane analysis ... provides reassuring and solid evidence of the safety of these vaccines in young women, it reinforces the evidence that preventing infection by vaccination in young women ... reduces cervical precancers dramatically.

  2. The ACEP:

    CORONAVIRUS : BIOTECH COMPANY SHIPS FIRST BATCHES OF VACCINE, TO BE TESTED ON HUMANS : REPORT Nurses at a drive-up coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center sanitize their hands after taking a nose swab sample from a person in a car Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. ( AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) A 70-year-old physician in Paterson, N.J., -- who leads the emergency preparedness unit at an institution in the state -- was admitted to a hospitallast week with upper respiratory problems and remains isolated in intensive care. In Washington, an emergency physician in his 40s is in stable but critical condition after having symptoms consistent with the COVID-19. Itsunknown whether the virus was spread at work or in the community, The ACEP said. He worked at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., where at least 15 people have died from the virus, according to the New York Times. Its located near the Seattle area, whichis known as the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. This was an area with an outbreak, so they were expecting and prepared. That obviously makes us more nervous.Dr. Angela Fusaro, an emergency doctor in Georgia told the paper. NEW YORK CITY CLOSING MOVIE THEATERS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The recent shortage of N-95 protective masksis also worrisome fordoctors, who need them to treat patients, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams wrote on Twitter in late February. They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers cant get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk !

  3. Elizabeth Cherot:

    What happened in 2020 and 2021 compared with 2019 is Covid, this is sort of my reflection on this time period, Covid-19 and pregnancy. Women were at increased risk for morbidity and mortality from Covid. And that actually has been well-proven in some studies, showing increased risks of death, but also being ventilated in the intensive care unit, preeclampsia and blood clots, all of those things increasing a risk of morbidity and mortality.

  4. Jill Carey Hall:

    Given that the sector is labor intensive there could be concerns about this hurting margins.

  5. David Hellerstein:

    Expert and time intensive psychotherapy is often not available in many locations and settings, if the psilocybin trip alone leads to decreased alcohol use, with very minimal psychotherapy support, that could make it possible to extend the treatment much more broadly.

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