Meaning of intelligence In English

• 0 the ability to learn, understand, and make judgments or have opinions that are based on reason:

  • an intelligence test

  • a child of high/average/low intelligence

  • It's the intelligence of her writing that impresses me.

• 1 secret information about the governments of other countries, especially enemy governments, or a group of people who collect and deal with this information:

  • the Central Intelligence Agency

  • military intelligence

  • They received intelligence (reports) that the factory was a target for the bombing.

• 2 the ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based on reason:

  • He’s a child of normal intelligence but he’s emotionally immature.

• 3 a government department or other group that gathers information about other countries or enemies, or the information that is gathered:

  • foreign intelligence

• 4 the ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily:

  • Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start.

  • People questioned the intelligence of his decision.

  • an intelligence test

• 5 secret information that a company, country, etc. manages to get about another company, country, etc.:

  • intelligence that We have good intelligence that they will be launching the latest model at next year's trade show.

  • intelligence on/about sth Sometimes, the officers receive intelligence about a suspect on a particular flight.

  • gather/provide intelligence They gather intelligence on their competitors to find out what their plans are.

  • business/market intelligence We need to analyze and act on market intelligence with greater efficiency.

  • foreign/national/military intelligence