intensive
/ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/
adjective
- Involving a lot of effort, concentration, or resources in a short period of time.
- Intensive farming uses large amounts of fertilizer and water to maximize crop yield.
- The project required intensive research and many late nights.
- She took an intensive language course that met every day for three weeks.
- Designed to provide a high level of care or treatment, especially in a medical context.
- The patient needed intensive therapy to recover from the stroke.
- The hospital offers intensive rehabilitation programs for accident victims.
- After the surgery, he was moved to the intensive care unit for close monitoring.
- Focusing strongly on a particular aspect or detail.
- The workshop was an intensive study of Shakespeare's plays.
- She gave the document an intensive review before signing it.
- The detective conducted an intensive investigation into the crime.
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noun
- A word or phrase that adds emphasis, especially in grammar (e.g., 'very,' 'extremely').
- In the sentence 'I am very tired,' the word 'very' is an intensive.
- Teachers often warn students not to overuse intensives in their writing.
- Some intensives like 'absolutely' can make a statement stronger.