Meaning of intelligence in English

intelligence
noun
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/ɪnˈtel.ɪ.dʒəns/ us
/ɪnˈtel.ə.dʒəns/

intelligence noun (ABILITY)

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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.
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intelligence noun (SECRET INFORMATION)

[ U, + sing/pl verb ]
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
intelligence that They received intelligence (reports) that the factory was a target for the bombing.
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(Definition of intelligence from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

intelligence | American Dictionary

intelligence
noun [ U ]
us
/ɪnˈtel·ɪ·dʒəns/

intelligence noun [U] (THINKING ABILITY)

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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.

intelligence noun [U] (INFORMATION)

a government department or other group that gathers information about other countries or enemies, or the information that is gathered:
foreign intelligence
(Definition of intelligence from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

intelligence | Business English

intelligence
noun [ U ]
uk
/ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns/ us
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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
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

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artificial intelligence
competitive intelligence
cultural intelligence
emotional intelligence
market intelligence
(Definition of intelligence from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of intelligence

in Chinese (Traditional)
能力, 智力，智慧, 機密資訊…
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能力, 智力，智慧, 机密信息…
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inteligencia, inteligencia [feminine, singular]…
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inteligência, inteligência [feminine]…
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知能, 知性（ちせい）, 機密情報（きみつじょうほう）…
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akıl, zekâ, haber…
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intelligence [feminine], renseignements [masculine, plural]…
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intel·ligència…
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intelligentie, inlichtingen, inlichtingendienst…
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ذَكاء…
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inteligence, informace, zpravodajská služba…
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intelligens, begavelse, efterretning…
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intelegensi, informasi, intelijen…
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ความฉลาด, ข่าวกรอง, หน่วยสืบราชการลับ…
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trí thông minh, tin tức tình báo, ngành tình báo…
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inteligencja, informacje, wywiad…
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kecerdasan, risikan, bahagian perisik…
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die Intelligenz, die Nachricht, der Nachrichtendienst…
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intelligens [masculine], etterretninger [masculine, plural]…
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지능…
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розум, інтелект, вісті…
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intelligenza, informazioni, servizio informazioni…
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умственные способности, разведывательные данные, разведка…
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