INTENSIVE


Meaning of INTENSIVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪntensɪv ]

1.

Intensive activity involves concentrating a lot of effort or people on one particular task in order to try to achieve a great deal in a short time.

...several days and nights of intensive negotiations...

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• in‧ten‧sive‧ly

Ruth’s parents opted to educate her intensively at home.

ADV : ADV with v

2.

Intensive farming involves producing as many crops or animals as possible from your land, usually with the aid of chemicals.

...intensive methods of rearing poultry.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

• in‧ten‧sive‧ly

Will they farm the rest of their land less intensively?

ADV : ADV with v

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