intensive
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Existing since Middle English, borrowed via French from Mediaeval Latin intensivus, from intendere.
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intensive (comparative more intensive, superlative most intensive)
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- Thorough, to a great degree, with intensity.
- She was moved to the intensive care unit of the hospital.
- Demanding, requiring a great amount.
- This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
- Highly concentrated.
- I took a 3-day intensive course in finance.
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[edit] Noun
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intensive (plural intensives)
- (linguistics) Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built.
[edit] Italian
[edit] Adjective
intensive pl.
- Feminine form of intensivo.

