Intense | Mean of intense in English Dictionary

/ɪnˈtɛns/

• very great in degree
1. intense [=extreme] heat/cold/pain/pressure
2. He shielded his eyes from the intense flash of light.
3. She has an intense dislike for/of her husband's friend.
4. intense anger
• done with or showing great energy, enthusiasm, or effort
1. After many years of intense study, he received his medical degree.
2. an intense effort
3. School reform is a subject of intense debate.
4. The work requires intense concentration.
• very serious
1. He was an intense young man who was very determined to do well in school.