intense

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈtɛns/

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• Hyphenation: in‧tense

Adjective

Positive intense

Comparative more intense

Superlative most intense

1. Something that is intense has a very strong action or effect.

   The intense heat of the day has gone, and a cooler evening is here.

   The pain in his head was so intense he could hardly stand up.

2. Intense activity involves doing a lot in a short time.

   The practice involved a mixture of long, slow stretching and intense jumping and running.

Related words

• intensity
• intensive
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• intensify
• intensively
• intensification
• intensive care
• intensifier