intense

intense
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1) ADJ-GRADED Intense is used to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree.

He was sweating from the intense heat...

Suddenly the room filled with intense light...

Stevens's murder was the result of a deep-seated and intense hatred...

His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent.

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intensely ADV-GRADED

The fast-food business is intensely competitive.

intensity [[t]ɪnte̱nsɪti[/t]] plural N-VAR usu with poss

The attack was anticipated but its intensity came as a shock.

2) ADJ-GRADED If you describe an activity as intense, you mean that it is very serious and concentrated, and often involves doing a great deal in a short time.

The battle for third place was intense...

The military on both sides are involved in intense activity.

3) ADJ-GRADED If you describe the way someone looks at you as intense, you mean that they look at you very directly and seem to know what you are thinking or feeling.

I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze...

He gazed at me with those intense blue eyes.

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intensely ADV-GRADED ADV with v

He sipped his drink, staring intensely at me.

4) ADJ-GRADED If you describe a person as intense, you mean that they appear to concentrate very hard on everything that they do, and they feel and show their emotions in a very extreme way.

I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing...

She is taller than I imagined, more adult, more intense.

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intensity N-UNCOUNT

His intensity and the ferocity of his feelings alarmed me.


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