Meaning
to intensify, step up
- to make something more intense, frequent, or vigorous
- to become more intense (reflexive: 'intensificarsi')
In a sentence
La polizia ha deciso di intensificare i controlli vicino alla stazione.
The police decided to step up patrols near the station.
Dobbiamo intensificare gli sforzi se vogliamo finire il progetto entro venerdì.
We need to redouble our efforts if we want to finish the project by Friday.
Con l'arrivo dell'inverno le piogge si sono intensificate notevolmente.
With the arrival of winter, the rains have intensified noticeably.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| intensificare | infinitive |
| intensifico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| intensifichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intensifica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intensifichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| intensificate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intensificavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intensificavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intensificava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intensificavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intensificavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intensificai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| intensificasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| intensificò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| intensificammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| intensificaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| intensificherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| intensificherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| intensificherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| intensificheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| intensificherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| intensifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| intensifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intensifichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intensifichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| intensifichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intensifichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intensificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| intensificassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| intensificasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| intensificassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| intensificaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| intensificherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| intensificheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| intensificherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| intensificheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| intensifichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| intensifica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| intensifichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| intensificate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| intensificando | gerund |
| intensificato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Uses 'avere' transitively; reflexive form 'intensificarsi' uses 'essere'.