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Definitions for intensive
ɪnˈtɛn sɪvin·ten·sive
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Princeton's WordNet
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"
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"
intensiveadjective
tending to give force or emphasis
"an intensive adverb"
intensiveadjective
of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor
"intensive agriculture"; "intensive conditions"
Wiktionary
intensivenoun
Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
intensiveadjective
Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
intensiveadjective
Demanding, requiring a great amount.
This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
intensiveadjective
Highly concentrated.
I took a 3-day intensive course in finance.
Etymology: Existing since, borrowed via, from intensivus, from intendere.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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
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
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
Intensiveadjective
stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified
Intensiveadjective
characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense
Intensiveadjective
serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition
Intensivenoun
that which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word
Etymology: [Cf. F. intensif. See Intense.]
British National Corpus
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'intensive' in Adjectives Frequency: #665
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of intensive in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of intensive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of intensive in a Sentence
It is useful to train a little bit harder and intensively so that your physical functioning really improves, after that, you can maintain the benefits with lighter, less intensive exercise.
British Prime Minister David Cameron:
A deal is possible. The real work needs to be done to make sure the budget of the Northern Executive is sustainable and works, so intensive work needs to be done by the parties on that issue, i'm confident in the period ahead that more progress can be made.
Then what typically happens is, you end up with a patient on a ventilator, in intensive care, with all kinds of drugs to support their blood pressure and other body functions, the quality of that person's life for their final days is absolutely awful.
We're now being forced to set up intensive care treatment in corridors, in operating theaters, in recovery rooms. We've emptied entire hospital sections to make space for seriously sick people.
I accept full responsibility for my conduct. I have a sickness, but I do not have an excuse, i entered intensive treatment, found the courage to take a moral inventory of my defects, and began a program of recovery and mental health treatment that I continue to follow every day.
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- مكثفArabic
- intensiuCatalan, Valencian
- intensivGerman
- شدیدPersian
- intensifFrench
- गहनHindi
- intensifIndonesian
- אִינטנסיביHebrew
- whakaharaharaMāori
- интенсивныйRussian
- yoğunTurkish
- تیزUrdu
- chuyên sâuVietnamese
- 集约Chinese
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