/inˈtenso/
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Translation
intense
Word origin
From Latin intensus ('stretched, strained'), the past participle of intendere ('to stretch out'). English 'intense' and 'intensity' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- intensus
- English cognates
- intense, intensity
Grammar
Feminineintensa
Masc pluralintensos
Fem pluralintensas
Examples
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It is very intense heat today.
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He felt an intense pain in his leg.
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It was an intense week of work.
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The red colour is very intense in this painting.
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What an intense gaze that actor has!
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