adv
Meaning 1
In an intensive way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
intensively
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T EH1 N S IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in an intensive manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he studied the snake intensively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English intensive Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English intensively From intensive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: intensivament — in an intensive way
- French: intensivement — in an intensive way
- German: intensiv — in an intensive way
- Hungarian: intenzíven — in an intensive way
- Italian: intensivamente — in an intensive way
- Spanish: intensivamente — in an intensive way
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