intensified

«intensified» in Mova's school dictionary: became stronger, bigger or more extreme: «The storm… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb form of intensify (intensify, intensifies, intensified, intensifying); adjective (intensified)

meaning for a pupil

1) Intensified means became stronger, bigger or more extreme: «The storm intensified overnight». tree →

2) Intensified means made stronger on purpose: «The police intensified their search». tree →

sense in the lessons

In weather reports, geography lessons about storms, and news about searches, efforts or conflicts. Phrases: «the storm intensified», «intensified efforts», «the fighting intensified».

examples

• The rain intensified and we ran inside. tree →
• The hurricane intensified over the warm sea. tree →
• The search for the missing dog intensified. tree →
• The smell intensified as we got closer to the bin. tree →
• The team intensified their training before the final. tree →
• As the music intensified, everyone started dancing. tree →
• The heat intensified during the afternoon. tree →
• Worry intensified when the bus was late. tree →

note

Intensify changes y to i: intensifies, intensified. Similar to «increased» or «got stronger». In English grammar, an «intensifier» is a word like «very» or «really».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «intensified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.