intensive
/ɪnˈtensɪv/adjective
उच्चारण इन्टेन्सिव
गहन, सघन
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as antonym
- 1
involving a lot of work or activity done in a short time
गहन, सघन
- an intensive course in English
- intensive training
- She took an intensive course in French before moving to Paris.
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- The nurses are given intensive training in the first month.
- After intensive talks, the two sides reached an agreement.
Synonyms concentrated rigorous thorough in-depth exhaustive
Opposite superficial cursory casual relaxed
- 2
(of methods of farming) aimed at producing as much food as possible using as little land or as little money as possible
(खेती) सघन
- intensive farming
- Intensive cultivation of rice requires plenty of water, labour and fertiliser.
- Punjab is known for its intensive farming of wheat and rice.
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- Intensive agriculture can drain the soil of nutrients.
- Small plots are used for intensive cultivation of vegetables near the city.
Opposite extensive
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
intensive + noun
Intensive describes work or a course done with great effort in a short time.
'Intensive' अल्प समय में बहुत प्रयास से किए गए कार्य या कोर्स का वर्णन करता है।
- She took an intensive course in English.
- The police began an intensive search.
noun + intensive
With a noun in a compound, it means using a lot of that thing.
संयुक्त शब्द में noun के साथ इसका अर्थ उस वस्तु का बहुत अधिक उपयोग है।
- Rice farming is labour-intensive.
- Steel is an energy-intensive industry.
intensive care
Intensive care is hospital treatment for seriously ill patients, with no article.
Intensive care गंभीर रोगियों का अस्पताली उपचार है, और इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- He was in intensive care for two days.
intensive farming
Intensive farming aims to produce as much as possible from a small area.
Intensive farming का उद्देश्य छोटे क्षेत्र से अधिकतम उत्पादन लेना है।
- Intensive farming can reduce soil quality.
intensive vs extensive
Intensive concentrates on depth; extensive covers a wide area.
'Intensive' गहराई पर ध्यान देता है; 'extensive' विस्तृत क्षेत्र को ढकता है।
- Intensive reading and extensive reading are different habits.
+Collocations 5
adjective + intensive
highlyverylessmorefairly
- The programme is highly intensive.
intensive + noun
coursetrainingcarestudyfarming
- Soldiers go through intensive training.
noun + intensive
labour-capital-energy-time-resource-
- Brick making is labour-intensive.
verb + intensive
requireundergooffertakerun
- The college runs an intensive revision programme.
intensive + search / talks
searchtalkscampaigneffort
- Intensive talks continued all night.
“More examples 5
- Radhika joined an intensive course for the bank exam.
राधिका ने बैंक परीक्षा के लिए एक गहन कोर्स में प्रवेश लिया।
- The patient was moved to intensive care.
रोगी को गहन चिकित्सा कक्ष में ले जाया गया।
- Sugarcane farming is water-intensive.
गन्ने की खेती में बहुत पानी लगता है।
- There was an intensive search for the missing climbers.
लापता पर्वतारोहियों की गहन खोज हुई।
- The school offers intensive teaching in maths during self-study hours.
विद्यालय स्व-अध्ययन के घंटों में गणित की गहन पढ़ाई करवाता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is in the intensive care since Monday.
✓ He has been in intensive care since Monday.
Intensive care takes no article, and since needs a perfect tense.
'Intensive care' के साथ article नहीं आता, और 'since' के साथ perfect tense आता है।
✗ Hospitals have a special ward for intense care.
✓ Hospitals have a special ward for intensive care.
The medical term is intensive care, not intense care.
चिकित्सा शब्द intensive care है, intense care नहीं।
✗ Farming in Punjab is labour intense.
✓ Farming in Punjab is labour-intensive.
The compound is labour-intensive, not labour intense.
संयुक्त शब्द 'labour-intensive' है, 'labour intense' नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·ten·sive
?Which word?
Keep apart intensive (concentrated: 'an intensive course') and intense (very strong: 'intense heat').
Intensive (केंद्रित: 'an intensive course') और intense (बहुत तीव्र: 'intense heat') को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Intensive care unit (ICU), labour-intensive (needing many workers), capital-intensive.
Collocations: intensive care unit (ICU), labour-intensive (बहुत श्रमिकों वाला), capital-intensive।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Agriculture: intensive farming uses small land with much labour or input; extensive farming uses large land with little input.
कृषि में intensive farming कम ज़मीन पर अधिक श्रम या निवेश का उपयोग करती है; extensive farming बड़ी ज़मीन पर कम निवेश।