Meaning

2 senses
  1. In an intense manner.

    He pursued his studies intensely.

  2. To an intense degree, extremely.

    An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.

    to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

Examples

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  1. I studied French really intensely for about a year.

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  2. Tom looked intensely into her eyes.

    ruТом пристально посмотрел ей в глаза.

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  3. The sun is already shining intensely.

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  4. Ziri intensely stared at the boss.

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  5. He became forgetful, which annoyed him intensely.

    deEr wurde vergeßlich, was ihn ungemein verdroß.

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Translations

3 languages

Forms

more intensely, most intensely
Comparativemore intensely Lesson
Superlativemost intensely

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

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