Intensive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɛnsɪv/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɛnsɪv/.

Examples

`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier
`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier
the questioning was intensive

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intensifier

Antonyms

extensive

Parts of Speech

noun	a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies “`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier”
adjective	characterized by a high degree or intensity; often used as a combining form “the questioning was intensive”
adjective	tending to give force or emphasis “an intensive adverb”
adjective	of agriculture; intended to increase productivity of a fixed area by expending more capital and labor “intensive agriculture”

Word Forms

intensify	verb	make more intense, stronger, or more marked; ,
intensiveness	noun	high level or degree; the property of being intense

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

intensiv

ein Modifikator, der kaum eine Bedeutung hat, außer die Bedeutung zu verstärken, die er modifiziert

🇫🇷French

intensif

un modificateur qui n'a peu de sens que d'intensifier le sens qu'il modifie

🇪🇸Spanish

intensivo

un modificador que tiene poco significado excepto intensificar el significado que modifica

🇮🇹Italian

intensivo

un modificatore che ha poco significato se non quello di intensificare il significato che modifica

🇳🇱Dutch

intensief

een modificator die weinig betekenis heeft, behalve om de betekenis die hij wijzigt te intensiveren

🇵🇹Portuguese

intensivo

um modificador que tem pouco significado, exceto para intensificar o significado que modifica

🇷🇺Russian

интенсивный

модификатор, который имеет мало значения, за исключением усиления значения, которое он модифицирует

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गहन

एक संशोधक जिसका संशोधित अर्थ को तीव्र करने के अलावा कोई अर्थ नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিবিড়

একটি সংশোধক যেটির অর্থকে তীব্র করা ছাড়া সামান্য অর্থ আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

தீவிர

மாற்றியமைக்கும் பொருளைத் தீவிரப்படுத்துவதைத் தவிர சிறிய அர்த்தமுள்ள ஒரு மாற்றியமைப்பான்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇంటెన్సివ్

అది సవరించే అర్థాన్ని తీవ్రతరం చేయడం తప్ప తక్కువ అర్థాన్ని కలిగి ఉండే మాడిఫైయర్

🇮🇳Marathi

गहन

एक मॉडिफायर ज्याला तो सुधारित केलेला अर्थ तीव्र करण्याशिवाय फारसा अर्थ नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

સઘન

એક સંશોધક કે જેનો અર્થ તે સંશોધિત કરે છે તેને તીવ્ર બનાવવા સિવાય થોડો અર્થ ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ತೀವ್ರವಾದ

ಮಾರ್ಪಡಿಸುವ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ತೀವ್ರಗೊಳಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಮಾರ್ಪಾಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീവ്രമായ

പരിഷ്‌ക്കരിക്കുന്ന അർത്ഥത്തെ തീവ്രമാക്കുക എന്നതൊഴിച്ചാൽ കാര്യമായ അർത്ഥമില്ലാത്ത ഒരു മോഡിഫയർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੀਬਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਸ਼ੋਧਕ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਬਹੁਤ ਘੱਟ ਅਰਥ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਸਿਵਾਏ ਇਸਦੇ ਸੰਸ਼ੋਧਿਤ ਅਰਥਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਤੀਬਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شدید

ایک ترمیم کنندہ جس کے معنی کم ہوتے ہیں سوائے اس کے معنی کو تیز کرنے کے جو اس میں ترمیم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

密集的

除了强化所修饰的含义之外没有什么意义的修饰语

🇯🇵Japanese

集中的な

修飾する意味を強化すること以外にはほとんど意味を持たない修飾語

🇰🇷Korean

강한

수정하는 의미를 강화하는 것 외에는 거의 의미가 없는 수정자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

căng

một từ bổ nghĩa có rất ít ý nghĩa ngoại trừ việc tăng cường ý nghĩa mà nó bổ nghĩa

🇹🇭Thai

เข้มข้น

ตัวขยายความหมายที่มีความหมายเพียงเล็กน้อย ยกเว้นทำให้ความหมายที่ขยายมากขึ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

intensif

pengubah yang mempunyai sedikit makna kecuali untuk mengintensifkan makna yang diubahnya

🇵🇭Filipino

masinsinan

isang modifier na may kaunting kahulugan maliban sa pagpapaigting sa kahulugan na binabago nito

🇲🇾Malay

intensif

pengubah suai yang mempunyai sedikit makna kecuali untuk memperhebatkan makna yang diubah suai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كثيف

مُعدِّل ليس له معنى يذكر سوى تكثيف المعنى الذي يعدله

🇮🇷Persian

فشرده

تعدیل کننده ای که معنای کمی دارد جز تشدید معنایی که تعدیل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğun

değiştirdiği anlamı yoğunlaştırmak dışında pek bir anlamı olmayan bir değiştirici

🇮🇱Hebrew

אִינטֶנסִיבִי

משנה שיש לו מעט משמעות מלבד להעצים את המשמעות שהוא משנה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'intensive'?

The primary meaning of 'intensive' is 'a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies'.

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Using 'intensive' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'intensive' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'intensive' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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