1 very great; very strong; extreme:
intense heat / cold / pain * The President is under intense pressure to resign. * the intense blue of her eyes * intense interest / pleasure / desire / anger
2 serious and often involving a lot of action in a short period of time:
intense competition / activity / speculation
3 (of a person) having or showing very strong feelings, opinions or thoughts about sb/sth:
an intense gaze / look * He's very intense about everything.
compareINTENSIVE
intensely adverb:
She disliked him intensely.
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Is intense a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, intense is tagged as adjective.
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