seek: He also denied that he would seek to annex the country.
in|tend|ed / I nte nd I d/ ADJ [ADJ n] You use intended to describe the thing you are trying to achieve or person you are trying to affect. □ The intended target had been a military building.
in|tense ◆◇◇ / I nte ns/
1 ADJ Intense is used to describe something that is very great or extreme in strength or degree. □ He was sweating from the intense heat. □ His threats become more intense, agitated, and frequent. ● in|tense|ly ADV □ The fast-food business is intensely competitive. ● in|ten|sity / I nte ns I ti/ (intensities ) N‑VAR [usu with poss] □ The attack was anticipated but its intensity came as a shock.
2 ADJ If you describe an activity as intense , you mean that it is very serious and concentrated, and often involves doing a great deal in a short time. □ The battle for third place was intense.
3 ADJ If you describe the way someone looks at you as intense , you mean that they look at you very directly and seem to know what you are thinking or feeling. □ I felt so self-conscious under Luke's mother's intense gaze. ● in|tense|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ He sipped his drink, staring intensely at me.
4 ADJ If you describe a person as intense , you mean that they appear to concentrate very hard on everything that they do, and they feel and show their emotions in a very extreme way. □ I know he's an intense player, but he does enjoy what he's doing. ● in|ten|sity N‑UNCOUNT □ His intensity and the ferocity of his feelings alarmed me. SYNONYMS intense ADJ 1
extreme: …people living in extreme poverty.
great: I'll take great care of it.
severe: I suffered from severe bouts of depression.
deep: I had a deep admiration for Sartre.
powerfuclass="underline" …tiny creamy flowers with a powerful scent.
profound: Anna's patriotism was profound.
in|ten|si|fi|er / I nte ns I fa I ə r / (intensifiers ) N‑COUNT In grammar, an intensifier is a word such as 'very' or 'extremely' which you can put in front of an adjective or adverb in order to make its meaning stronger. [TECHNICAL ]
in|ten|si|fy / I nte ns I fa I / (intensifies , intensifying , intensified ) VERB If you intensify something or if it intensifies , it becomes greater in strength, amount, or degree. □ [V n] Britain is intensifying its efforts to secure the release of the hostages. □ [V ] The conflict is almost bound to intensify. ● in|ten|si|fi|ca|tion / I nte ns I f I ke I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] The intensification of the debt crisis was hurting the entire region.
in|ten|sive / I nte ns I v/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Intensive activity involves concentrating a lot of effort or people on one particular task in order to try to achieve a great deal in a short time. □ …several days and nights of intensive negotiations. ● in|ten|sive|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ Ruth's parents opted to educate her intensively at home.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Intensive farming involves producing as many crops or animals as possible from your land, usually with the aid of chemicals. □ …intensive methods of rearing poultry. ● in|ten|sive|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ Will they farm the rest of their land less intensively?
-intensive /- I ntens I v/ COMB -intensive combines with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that an industry or activity involves the use of a lot of a particular thing. □ …the development of capital-intensive farming.
in|te n|sive ca re N‑UNCOUNT [usu in N ] If someone is in intensive care , they are being given extremely thorough care in a hospital because they are very ill or very badly injured. □ She spent the night in intensive care after the operation.
in|tent / I nte nt/ (intents )
1 ADJ If you are intent on doing something, you are eager and determined to do it. □ [+ on/upon ] The rebels are obviously intent on keeping up the pressure.
2 ADJ If someone does something in an intent way, they pay great attention to what they are doing. [WRITTEN ] □ She looked from one intent face to another. ● in|tent|ly ADV [ADV after v] □ He listened intently, then slammed down the phone.
3 N‑VAR A person's intent is their intention to do something. [FORMAL ] □ …a strong statement of intent on arms control.
4 PHRASE You say to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it but the effect is the same as if it were. □ To all intents and purposes he was my father.
in|ten|tion ◆◇◇ / I nte nʃ ə n/ (intentions )
1 N‑VAR [N to-inf] An intention is an idea or plan of what you are going to do. □ [+ of ] Beveridge announced his intention of standing for parliament. □ Unfortunately, his good intentions never seemed to last long.
2 PHRASE If you say that you have no intention of doing something, you are emphasizing that you are not going to do it. If you say that you have every intention of doing something, you are emphasizing that you intend to do it. [EMPHASIS ] □ We have no intention of buying American jets. SYNONYMS intention NOUN 1
aim: …a research programme that has largely failed to achieve its principal aims.
plan: The project is part of a United Nations plan for refugees.
idea: The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.
goaclass="underline" The goal is to raise as much money as possible.