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Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-tens
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈtɛns



Definition of intense

Origin :
  • c.1400, from Middle French intense (13c.), from Latin intensus "stretched, strained, tight," originally past participle of intendere "to stretch out, strain" (see intend); thus, literally, "high-strung." Related: Intensely.
  • adj forceful, severe; passionate
Example sentences :
  • Traffic was intense, and had reached what might be supposed its acme.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • I too want to have experiences, to live where life's beat is most intense.
  • Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service
  • The hostility to this seemingly harmless teaching was of the most intense.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • He went close to the Inspector, and spoke with intense seriousness.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • His passion is so intense that he has no desire to paint her seduction as greater than it was.
  • Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
  • More than this, there is about sorrow an intense, an extraordinary reality.
  • Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde
  • "Don't keep me in suspense like this," cried the girl in a low but intense voice.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • So Philip Crane, to his intense delight, was summoned to Ringwood.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • She made no answer, but simply looked at him with intense sadness.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • An intense feeling of contempt so excited her that she stood up on her feet.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

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