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intensive

intensive

1 4.2
A short, focused course of study
  • noun
  • /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
translation icon : curso intensivo
  • Also, teachers from the smaller studios are encouraging students to attend summer intensives to give them a broader perspective on the types of training programs that exist.
  • summer intensives
  • week intensive

Examples

  • She attended an intensive for advanced photography skills, which took place over the summer.

  • One particular day during this intensive, the class moved from our normal location to a park nearby.

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  • About half of them were students from the intensive class and the others were for semester one class.

  • The intensive will give you and your coworkers the skills you need to be happier and more productive at work and at home.

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  • During the weekend intensives, students are exposed to additional interpretative schemes.

    Academic text (2014)
  • This intensive, held from August 5th through the 16th, will certify you to present the entire two-day introductory workshop in Kingian Nonviolence.

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  • In 1998, I visited Romania for the first time, teaching a one-week intensive on New Testament Ecclesiology at the Bible Institute of Holy Trinity Baptist Church in Fetesti, a small city between Bucharest and the Black Sea.

    Academic text (2015)
  • The students enrolled in the intensive to master the fundamentals of graphic design within just a few weeks.

  • During the intensive, participants engaged in daily workshops and hands-on projects to enhance their learning.

Antonyms

124 3.4

Showing little thought or real feeling

94 5.6

Not thorough and only about what is obvious, not deep

Compounds

intensive care
  • Specialized
50 3.0

A hospital unit where very ill people get constant monitoring and treatment

intensive care unit
  • Specialized
18 3.1

A hospital area where very sick patients get constant care and monitoring

2 4.7

A hospital area where very small or sick newborns get constant medical care

How Intensive

immersion
11 5.4
intensive
1 4.2

Surface Forms

intensive singular
intensives plural

Etymology

Intensive as a noun for a short, concentrated course comes from the root tendere 'to stretch'. Think of 'stretching' a lot of learning into a short time—an intensive course packs much study into a small period.