intensive

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈtɛnsɪv/

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Adjective

Positive intensive

Comparative more intensive

Superlative most intensive

1. If something like a task is intensive, it requires a lot of work without a lot of time.

   Before going to Italy, he took an intensive Italian language course.

   Her illness was severe, and she required intensive care.