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# intense

adjective (intense, more intense, most intense)

«intense» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Very strong or extreme, as in intense heat, intense pain or intense colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#m1)
2. Having or showing very strong feelings, or being very serious. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#m2)
3. Needing great effort, as in «intense training». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science: intense heat, intense light, intense storms. In stories: an intense look, an intense moment shows strong feeling or tension. In sport: intense training. It describes strength, not size.

### Examples

- The intense heat made the road melt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x1)
- Don't look at intense light like the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x2)
- The final minutes of the game were intense. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x3)
- She gave me an intense stare. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x4)
- The training was intense, so we were tired. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x5)
- The red paint was an intense colour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x6)
- He is very intense about his football. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x7)
- When Demeter became conscious of her loss her grief was intense, and she refused to be comforted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/#x8)

### Note

Adverb: intensely. Noun: intensity. Verb: intensify. Do not confuse with «intents» (as in «to all intents and purposes») or «tense». Informal: «That was intense!» = exciting or stressful.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «intense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/intense/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«intense» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/intense.html) on Mova free.