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Definition intensive in American English

intensive adjective

adjective
/ɪnˈtensɪv/
Example

three weeks of intensive negotiations

Example

This database will enable a more intensive study to be carried out.

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1.1

involving a lot of teaching or training in a short time

Example

an intensive language course for beginners

Example

After six months' intensive training, she was ready to fly the aircraft.

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2

designed to produce as much food as possible from an area of land

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intensive farming/agriculture

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Definition intensive in American English