0 involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time:
1 needing or using great energy or effort:
We’re in the midst of intensive negotiations.
an intensive workout
2 involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time:
3 using a lot of something:
We are a technology-intensive company.
resource-intensive industries
The course compresses two year's training into six intensive months.
The soil has been so heavily leached through intensive farming that it is no longer fertile.
The allies let loose an intensive artillery bombardment over the border.
As agriculture became more capital intensive, many farm labourers moved to the towns and cities to look for work.
In some areas, modern intensive farming is giving way to the re-introduction of traditional methods.
