French Conversation · Level 8
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French word
intensément
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛ̃tɑ̃semɑ̃/
Meaning
- adverbintensely
Example
Je t'aime intensément.
I love you intensely.
More examples
Il travaille intensément pour finir le projet.
He works intensely to finish the project.
Core concept
A powerful current running through a feeling or action.
Common phrases
aimer intensément
love passionately
travailler intensément
work intensely
ressentir intensément
feel intensely
Similar words
très: Very much or to a high degree.
beaucoup: By a large amount or to a considerable degree.
profondément: In a deep or far-reaching way.
extrêmement: To an extreme degree.
Definition in French
Sert à exprimer une intensité élevée, parfois avec une nuance plus appuyée ou littéraire que «très» ou «beaucoup».
Word origin
Intensément is formed from French intense, ultimately from Latin intensus, with the adverb-forming suffix -ment.
Usage tips
- Intensément is more emphatic and literary than très in many ordinary conversations.
Other meanings
- deeplyadverb
- passionatelyadverb
Opposites
- modérémentmoderatelyadverb
- faiblementweaklyadverb
Related words
- intenseintenseadjective
- intensitéintensitynoun
- intensifierintensifyverb