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WikiDiff https://wikidiff.com/intensely/intensively says that both are adverbs and only have the difference that "intensely" means 'in an intense manner' while "intensively" means 'in an intensive way'. I cannot understand how this word is used in their example :
- An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.
How and when to use the word "intensely"?
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WikiDiff https://wikidiff.com/intensely/intensively says that both are adverbs and only have the difference that "intensely" means 'in an intense manner' while "intensively" means 'in an intensive way'. I cannot understand how this word is used in their example :
- An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.
How and when to use the word "intensely"?
word-difference
asked Sep 4 at 10:30
SovereignSun
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No, it is not an adjective; it modifies the adjective private and refers to the degree to which he guards his privacy.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:38
@TᴚoɯÉÂuo How silly of me. Indeed, it is an adverb, for "private" is the adjective. I still can't understand when and how to use "intensely".
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:41
For "intensely," your link says, "In an intense manner." Not "intensive".
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Sep 4 at 15:35
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WikiDiff https://wikidiff.com/intensely/intensively says that both are adverbs and only have the difference that "intensely" means 'in an intense manner' while "intensively" means 'in an intensive way'. I cannot understand how this word is used in their example :
- An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.
How and when to use the word "intensely"?
word-difference
asked Sep 4 at 10:30
SovereignSun
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WikiDiff https://wikidiff.com/intensely/intensively says that both are adverbs and only have the difference that "intensely" means 'in an intense manner' while "intensively" means 'in an intensive way'. I cannot understand how this word is used in their example :
- An intensely private man, he kept chit-chat to a minimum.
How and when to use the word "intensely"?
word-difference
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No, it is not an adjective; it modifies the adjective private and refers to the degree to which he guards his privacy.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:38
@TᴚoɯÉÂuo How silly of me. Indeed, it is an adverb, for "private" is the adjective. I still can't understand when and how to use "intensely".
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:41
For "intensely," your link says, "In an intense manner." Not "intensive".
– David K
Sep 4 at 15:35
add a comment |Â
No, it is not an adjective; it modifies the adjective private and refers to the degree to which he guards his privacy.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:38
@TᴚoɯÉÂuo How silly of me. Indeed, it is an adverb, for "private" is the adjective. I still can't understand when and how to use "intensely".
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:41
For "intensely," your link says, "In an intense manner." Not "intensive".
– David K
Sep 4 at 15:35
No, it is not an adjective; it modifies the adjective private and refers to the degree to which he guards his privacy.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:38
No, it is not an adjective; it modifies the adjective private and refers to the degree to which he guards his privacy.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:38
@TᴚoɯÉÂuo How silly of me. Indeed, it is an adverb, for "private" is the adjective. I still can't understand when and how to use "intensely".
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:41
@TᴚoɯÉÂuo How silly of me. Indeed, it is an adverb, for "private" is the adjective. I still can't understand when and how to use "intensely".
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:41
For "intensely," your link says, "In an intense manner." Not "intensive".
– David K
Sep 4 at 15:35
For "intensely," your link says, "In an intense manner." Not "intensive".
– David K
Sep 4 at 15:35
add a comment |Â
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Intensive has a temporal component: a lot is crammed into a little span of time, whereas intense merely means "very great" and intensely means "to a very great degree" or "in a very concentrated or focused manner" without a temporal component.
This new paint can withstand intense heat.
The students in this international business program undergo intensive foreign-language training.
Some people find the deletion of comments below an answer intensely irritating.
She studied French intensively before taking a year at the Sorbonne.
P.S. OP asks in a comment if push intensely is idiomatic. It isn't. The words intense and intensely refer to a concentrated or focused energy. When you hold a magnifying glass up to the sunlight and it is focused to a point of searing white, the light can be said to be intense or to shine intensely on that focal point. A push, at least in the literal sense (i.e. a shove), does not involve a concentrated or focused application of energy but a broadly applied effort.
They pushed intensely on the door to get it to budge. no
The movie hero gazed intensely into the villain's eyes. yes
answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
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Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
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No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
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@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
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The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
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1 Answer
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active
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Intensive has a temporal component: a lot is crammed into a little span of time, whereas intense merely means "very great" and intensely means "to a very great degree" or "in a very concentrated or focused manner" without a temporal component.
This new paint can withstand intense heat.
The students in this international business program undergo intensive foreign-language training.
Some people find the deletion of comments below an answer intensely irritating.
She studied French intensively before taking a year at the Sorbonne.
P.S. OP asks in a comment if push intensely is idiomatic. It isn't. The words intense and intensely refer to a concentrated or focused energy. When you hold a magnifying glass up to the sunlight and it is focused to a point of searing white, the light can be said to be intense or to shine intensely on that focal point. A push, at least in the literal sense (i.e. a shove), does not involve a concentrated or focused application of energy but a broadly applied effort.
They pushed intensely on the door to get it to budge. no
The movie hero gazed intensely into the villain's eyes. yes
answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
93.3k670156
That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
1
Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
2
No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
1
@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
1
The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
 |Â
show 7 more comments
up vote
4
down vote
Intensive has a temporal component: a lot is crammed into a little span of time, whereas intense merely means "very great" and intensely means "to a very great degree" or "in a very concentrated or focused manner" without a temporal component.
This new paint can withstand intense heat.
The students in this international business program undergo intensive foreign-language training.
Some people find the deletion of comments below an answer intensely irritating.
She studied French intensively before taking a year at the Sorbonne.
P.S. OP asks in a comment if push intensely is idiomatic. It isn't. The words intense and intensely refer to a concentrated or focused energy. When you hold a magnifying glass up to the sunlight and it is focused to a point of searing white, the light can be said to be intense or to shine intensely on that focal point. A push, at least in the literal sense (i.e. a shove), does not involve a concentrated or focused application of energy but a broadly applied effort.
They pushed intensely on the door to get it to budge. no
The movie hero gazed intensely into the villain's eyes. yes
answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
93.3k670156
That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
1
Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
2
No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
1
@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
1
The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
 |Â
show 7 more comments
up vote
4
down vote
up vote
4
down vote
Intensive has a temporal component: a lot is crammed into a little span of time, whereas intense merely means "very great" and intensely means "to a very great degree" or "in a very concentrated or focused manner" without a temporal component.
This new paint can withstand intense heat.
The students in this international business program undergo intensive foreign-language training.
Some people find the deletion of comments below an answer intensely irritating.
She studied French intensively before taking a year at the Sorbonne.
P.S. OP asks in a comment if push intensely is idiomatic. It isn't. The words intense and intensely refer to a concentrated or focused energy. When you hold a magnifying glass up to the sunlight and it is focused to a point of searing white, the light can be said to be intense or to shine intensely on that focal point. A push, at least in the literal sense (i.e. a shove), does not involve a concentrated or focused application of energy but a broadly applied effort.
They pushed intensely on the door to get it to budge. no
The movie hero gazed intensely into the villain's eyes. yes
answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
93.3k670156
Intensive has a temporal component: a lot is crammed into a little span of time, whereas intense merely means "very great" and intensely means "to a very great degree" or "in a very concentrated or focused manner" without a temporal component.
This new paint can withstand intense heat.
The students in this international business program undergo intensive foreign-language training.
Some people find the deletion of comments below an answer intensely irritating.
She studied French intensively before taking a year at the Sorbonne.
P.S. OP asks in a comment if push intensely is idiomatic. It isn't. The words intense and intensely refer to a concentrated or focused energy. When you hold a magnifying glass up to the sunlight and it is focused to a point of searing white, the light can be said to be intense or to shine intensely on that focal point. A push, at least in the literal sense (i.e. a shove), does not involve a concentrated or focused application of energy but a broadly applied effort.
They pushed intensely on the door to get it to budge. no
The movie hero gazed intensely into the villain's eyes. yes
answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
93.3k670156
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answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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answered Sep 4 at 10:42
TᴚoɯÉÂuo
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93.3k670156
That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
1
Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
2
No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
1
@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
1
The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
 |Â
show 7 more comments
That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
1
Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
2
No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
1
@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
1
The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
That means "we should study intensely" will be incorrect?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:42
1
1
Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
Let me see if I can explain why "push intensely" is not an apt usage. But I need a second cup of coffee.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:46
2
2
No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
No, @SovereignSun, neither push intensely nor push intensively works, for different reasons. Push intensely doesn't work, because intense is not usually used for physical force. Push intensively doesn't work because intensive is not usually used for a single action, but for a lot of actions or expreriences purposefully packed into a short time.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 11:05
1
1
@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
@ColinFine Oh, it's all so strange. So we "study intensively" but we "hate something intensely"?
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 11:42
1
1
The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
The iWeb corpus (14 billion words) has precisely one attestation of "push intensely" (with any form of the verb "push") and that is a figurative use: "they often push intensely for plea bargains". The same one instance is in the NOW corpus, and there are none in the GloWbE corpus.
– Colin Fine
Sep 4 at 23:04
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No, it is not an adjective; it modifies the adjective private and refers to the degree to which he guards his privacy.
– TᴚoɯÉÂuo
Sep 4 at 10:38
@TᴚoɯÉÂuo How silly of me. Indeed, it is an adverb, for "private" is the adjective. I still can't understand when and how to use "intensely".
– SovereignSun
Sep 4 at 10:41
For "intensely," your link says, "In an intense manner." Not "intensive".
– David K
Sep 4 at 15:35