Meaning
2 sensesIn an intense manner.
He pursued his studies intensely.
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
37 sentencesI studied French really intensely for about a year.
Tom looked intensely into her eyes.
ruТом пристально посмотрел ей в глаза.
The sun is already shining intensely.
Ziri intensely stared at the boss.
He became forgetful, which annoyed him intensely.
deEr wurde vergeßlich, was ihn ungemein verdroß.
Translations
3 languagesForms
more intensely, most intensely| Comparative | more intensely Lesson |
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| Superlative | most intensely |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- to a great depth psychologically or emotionally:profoundlydeeply
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedintense
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb