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[ in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid ] / ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR interested ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving an interest in something; concerned: Interested members will meet at noon. having the attention or curiosity engaged: an interested spectator. characterized by a feeling of interest. influenced by personal or selfish motives: an interested witness. participating; having an interest or share; having money involved. Origin of interested1655–65; interest + -ed3 or -ed2 OTHER WORDS FROM interestedin·ter·est·ed·ly, adverbin·ter·est·ed·ness, nouno·ver·in·ter·est·ed, adjectiveo·ver·in·ter·est·ed·ly, adverb o·ver·in·ter·est·ed·ness, nounqua·si-in·ter·est·ed, adjectivequa·si-in·ter·est·ed·ly, adverbwell-in·ter·est·ed, adjective Words nearby interestedinterdigitate, interdigitating cell, interdigitation, interdisciplinary, interest, interested, interesterification, interest group, interesting, interest rate, interest-rate futures Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for interested“I heard Jeffrey was interested in supporting science and I contacted him,” Krauss said. Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Monir is not interested in classic dances like tango or ballet. Iran’s Becoming a Footloose Nation as Dance Lessons Spread|IranWire|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST “Although major presses covered below news since last night, not many people is interested in their threat,” wrote Hwang. Exclusive: Sony Emails Say Studio Exec Picked Kim Jong-Un as the Villain of ‘The Interview’|William Boot|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST None of us were interested in making a film about a speech, a statue, or all that good stuff; it was about getting underneath it. Ava DuVernay on ‘Selma,’ the Racist Sony Emails, and Making Golden Globes History|Marlow Stern|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was so great and it made everything click for me, because I was also interested in journalism. Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST My mind is interested all the day; I no longer feel listlessness; the time never hangs heavy upon my hands. The Last Penny and Other Stories|T. S. Arthur People will be interested because it shows the operators are coming in our direction. Dust|Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius It appeared to me at the time that she was not interested in having the new curtains. Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy The boys had become so interested in bringing down the wolf that they had paid no attention to what was taking place overhead. The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch|Edward Stratemeyer She had long since ceased to be interested in Billy Burgeman as an individual. Seven Miles to Arden|Ruth Sawyer
British Dictionary definitions for interested/ (ˈɪntrɪstɪd, -tərɪs-) /
adjectiveshowing or having interest (usually prenominal) personally involved or implicatedthe interested parties met to discuss the business Derived forms of interestedinterestedly, adverbinterestedness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to interestedsympathetic, obsessed, keen, involved, engrossed, responsive, absorbed, implicated, attentive, excited, gone, fired, moved, predisposed, open, impressed, occupied, fascinated, hooked, stimulated |