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Intense ɪnˈtens Period Adjective Suffering Heat Cold/Pain Watched

Word3 intense
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ɪnˈtens/ /ɪnˈtens/
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  • we were all suffering in the intense heat.
  • intense cold/pain
  • they watched with intense interest.
  • intense pleasure/desire/anger
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intense

(adjective)/ɪnˈtens/ /ɪnˈtens/
  1. very great; very strong
    • SYNONYM extreme
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/extreme_2
    • We were all suffering in the intense heat.
    • intense cold/pain
    • They watched with intense interest.
    • intense pleasure/desire/anger
    • The President is under intense pressure to resign.
    • His business affairs have been under intense scrutiny.
    • He was startled by the intense blue of her eyes.
  2. serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time
    • There is intense competition for the top jobs.
    • It was a period of intense activity.

    Extra Examples

    • There has been intense speculation about divisions in the party.
    • It was a period of intense debate.
  3. having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about somebody/something
    • an intense look
    • He's very intense about everything.

    Extra Examples

    • He was a softly-spoken, intense man.
    • She met his intense gaze.
    • There was an intense relationship between mother and son.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin intensus ‘stretched tightly, strained’, past participle of intendere ‘intend, extend, direct’, from in- ‘towards’ + tendere ‘stretch, tend’.
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