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Of or characterized by intensity
- of or characterized by intensity: The witness had to undergo intensive questioning. This word is used after nouns and other roots to mean "requiring or having a high amount or concentration of'' the quality or element mentioned: labor-intensive (= requiring a high amount of labor).
requiring or having a high concentration of a specified quality or element (used in combination): Coal mining is a labor-intensive industry. Grammar. indicating increased emphasis or force. Certainly is an intensive adverb. Myself in I did it myself is an intensive pronoun.
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adjective. 1. increasing or causing to increase in degree or amount. 2. of or characterized by intensity; thorough, profound, and intense; concentrated or exhaustive. 3. designating care of an especially attentive nature given to critically ill hospital patients, typically in a special ward ( intensive care unit) 4.
definition: in grammar, a word, word unit, or other expression that increases emphasis.
A complete guide to the word "INTENSIVE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
INTENSIVE meaning: involving a lot of work in a short period of time: . Learn more.
Check pronunciation: intensive. Definition of intensive adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the word intensive mean? There are 11 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word intensive , two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
