Meaning & use
intently
With complete concentration and close attention, focusing fully on one person or thing.
See it in a sentence
The students listened intently as the guest speaker described her research in Antarctica.
He stared intently at the chessboard, searching for a way out of the trap.
A note on using this word
Intently describes focused attention, unlike intensely, which describes the strength or force of a feeling or action.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
absently
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