intensifier
English
Etymology
From intensify + -er; from the most common use of such terms, to intensify an adjective.
Pronunciation
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Noun
intensifier (plural intensifiers)
- That which intensifies.
- (linguistics) A word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term.
- (photography) A chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph.
Derived terms
Translations
that which intensifies
a word or particle that heightens the intensity of meaning of a term
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a chemical agent used to intensify the lights or shadows of a photograph
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See also
- Category:English intensifiers
References
- Eugene E. Loos [et al.], editors (2003), “intensifier”, in Glossary of Linguistic Terms, Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.
- “intensifier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/
Audio: (file)
Verb
intensifier
- to intensify
Conjugation
Conjugation of intensifier (see also Appendix:French verbs)
| infinitive | simple | intensifier | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| compound | avoir + past participle | ||||||
| present participle or gerund1 | simple | intensifiant /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɑ̃/ | |||||
| compound | ayant + past participle | ||||||
| past participle | intensifié /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ | ||||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | je (j’) | tu | il, elle, on | nous | vous | ils, elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | intensifie /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
intensifies /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
intensifie /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
intensifions /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɔ̃/ |
intensifiez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ |
intensifient /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
| imperfect | intensifiais /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ |
intensifiais /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ |
intensifiait /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ |
intensifiions /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.jɔ̃/ |
intensifiiez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.je/ |
intensifiaient /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛ/ | |
| past historic2 | intensifiai /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ |
intensifias /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ |
intensifia /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ |
intensifiâmes /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjam/ |
intensifiâtes /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjat/ |
intensifièrent /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɛʁ/ | |
| future | intensifierai /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁe/ |
intensifieras /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁa/ |
intensifiera /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁa/ |
intensifierons /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ |
intensifierez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁe/ |
intensifieront /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɔ̃/ | |
| conditional | intensifierais /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
intensifierais /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
intensifierait /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ |
intensifierions /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁjɔ̃/ |
intensifieriez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁje/ |
intensifieraient /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.ʁɛ/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
present perfect | present indicative of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior2 | past historic of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | future of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | conditional of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que je (j’) | que tu | qu’il, qu’elle | que nous | que vous | qu’ils, qu’elles | |
| (simple tenses) |
present | intensifie /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
intensifies /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
intensifie /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
intensifiions /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.jɔ̃/ |
intensifiiez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi.je/ |
intensifient /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
| imperfect2 | intensifiasse /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ |
intensifiasses /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ |
intensifiât /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja/ |
intensifiassions /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja.sjɔ̃/ |
intensifiassiez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fja.sje/ |
intensifiassent /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjas/ | |
| (compound tenses) |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect2 | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | – | – | ||||
| simple | — | intensifie /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fi/ |
— | intensifions /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fjɔ̃/ |
intensifiez /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.si.fje/ |
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| compound | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | simple imperative of avoir + past participle | — | |
| 1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en. | |||||||
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81). | |||||||
Related terms
Further reading
- “intensifier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.