intensely

/ɪnˈtɛnsli/

adv 2

Collocations

ADJ.

focused, great, jealous, possible, private, serious, shining

VERB + INTENSELY

annoyed, feel, felt, lives, looked, needs, pursued, regretting

INTENSELY + NOUN

foot, man, memory

PREP.

about, in, into, on, on, than, with

ADV.

already, really, ruthlessly

Definitions

adv

In an intense manner.

He pursued his studies intensely.

To an intense degree, extremely.

An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.

You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is an intensely personal thing, so try this version now and next time cook the sauce down with crushed, split lemongrass and a shredded lime leaf.

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Synonyms

adverb — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He pursued his studies intensely.

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An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.

Wiktionary

You could just use ordinary shop-bought kecap manis to marinade the meat, but making your own is easy, has a far more elegant fragrance and is, above all, such a great brag! Flavouring kecap manis is

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Jimmy was intensely jealous of the dots in Zoë's name.

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He has no enemies, but is intensely disliked by his friends.

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He became forgetful, which annoyed him intensely.

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