Dunno is listening to you
intense [ in·tense ]
Pronounce
Video
News
Filter
All
English-English
Synonymous
Grammar
Level
Adjective (intenser, intensest)
1. Of extreme force, degree, or strength.
the job demands intense concentration
Show more (2)
2. (of an action) highly concentrated.
a phase of intense activity
Show more (2)
3. Having or showing strong feelings or opinions; extremely earnest or serious.
a burning and intense look
Show more (2)
Usage
1. Intense and intensive are clearly similar in meaning, but they differ in emphasis. Intense tends to relate to subjective responses—emotions and how we feel—while intensive tends to relate to objective descriptions. Thus, an intensive course simply describes the type of course: one that is designed to cover a lot of ground in a short time, e.g. by being full-time rather than part-time. On the other hand, in the course was intense, intense describes how someone felt about the course
Origin
1. Late Middle English from Old French, or from Latin intensus ‘stretched tightly, strained’, past participle of intendere (see intend).
Image
Practice pronunciation
Learning goes hand in hand
✖
News
No result
