intensive
12
4.9
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
- Specialized
:
intensificador
- And some of the information you have about your father or yourself might lead you to be either more aggressive, more intensive, or less intensive.
- intensive care
- intensive English
- intensive training
Examples
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In order to attract an even larger viewership, there was intensive online interaction among the screenwriters, producers, and the audience.
Academic text (2016) -
Four schools received intensive site visits and are described in detail.
Academic text (1993) -
Coming Home to Work also provides workers with "intensive case management," Smith explained.
Blog text (14) -
And that is a very intensive, comprehensive understanding of each person at every level.
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The second group consists of the Intensive English Language Program faculty and administration.
Academic text (1990) -
Over 65% of the intensive students have gone on to study abroad.
Academic text (1990) -
Furthermore, the conference format was modified to provide a more intensive, as well as extensive, experience.
Academic text (1995) -
For students with limited knowledge of possible jobs, this intensive experience can awaken them to a wide array of options.
Academic text (1995) -
Still today, children are employed in labor-intensive and dusty tasks, such as grinding and polishing.
Academic text (2012) -
The course included intensive grammar exercises to improve students' writing skills.
Compounds
- Specialized
50
3.0
A hospital unit where very ill people get constant monitoring and treatment
- Specialized
18
3.1
A hospital area where very sick patients get constant care and monitoring
- Specialized
2
4.7
A hospital area where very small or sick newborns get constant medical care
How Emphatic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Intensive in grammar shares the root tendere 'to stretch', the same idea behind intense. An intensive word or mark 'stretches' the meaning to make it stronger, which is why words like 'so' or 'really' add extra force or emphasis.