English-Dutch translations for intensive

• intensief
  Er wordt intensief onderhandeld over deze kwestie. Intensive talks are under way on this matter.
  Mijnheer Daul, we onderhouden zeer intensief contact met de andere actoren. Mr Daul, we have very intensive contact with other players.
  Met Kroatië wordt zeer intensief onderhandeld. Very intensive negotiations are under way with Croatia, after all.

Definition of intensive

• Thorough; to a great degree; with intensity
• Demanding; requiring a great amount of work etc
• Highly concentrated
• Stretched; allowing intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified
• Characterized by persistence; intent; assiduous
• Serving to give force or emphasis
• Related to the need to manage life-threatening conditions by means of sophisticated life support and monitoring
• Form of a word with a stronger or more forceful sense than the root on which the intensive is built

Examples

• This job is difficult because it is so labour-intensive.
• I took a three-day intensive course in finance.
• an intensive verb or preposition
• She was moved to the intensive-care unit of the hospital.

Related words

• intensively
• labor-intensive
• capital-intensive
• intensive care unit
• intensive care
• intensive therapy
• intensive treatment
• intensive course
• intensive pig farming