intense
part of speech
adjective (intense, more intense, most intense)
meaning for a pupil
1) Very strong or extreme, as in intense heat, intense pain or intense colour. tree →
2) Having or showing very strong feelings, or being very serious. tree →
3) Needing great effort, as in «intense training». tree →
sense 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 →
- Don't look at intense light like the Sun. tree →
- The final minutes of the game were intense. tree →
- She gave me an intense stare. tree →
- The training was intense, so we were tired. tree →
- The red paint was an intense colour. tree →
- He is very intense about his football. tree →
- When Demeter became conscious of her loss her grief was intense, and she refused to be comforted. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «intense» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.