🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

intensamente

Pronunciation / Transliteration: in.tenˈzaɱ.te

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Intensely/ɪnˈtɛnsli/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lavorava intensamente per raggiungere i suoi obiettivi."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    To a high degree or extent; with great strength, force, or concentration.

    "She stared intensely at the painting, trying to decipher every brushstroke."
  2. 2

    In a way that shows great emotional depth, passion, or seriousness.

    "He was intensely loyal to his friends and would protect them at all costs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'intense', originating from Late Middle English via Old French from Latin 'intensus', meaning 'stretched or strained'. The adverbial suffix '-ly' was added in the 16th century to denote manner or degree.

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