vverb.emotionexcite the curiosity of; engage the interest ofAntonyms:bore
Derivationally Related Form:interest
Hypernyms:arouse elicit enkindle evoke fire kindle provoke raise
Inherited Hypernyms:interestarousemake
Direct Hyponyms:absorbengageengrossfascinategripoccupyspellbindtransfix
Full Troponyms:absorbconsumefascinateinvolverivet
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.stativebe on the mind ofSynset:concern interest occupy worry
Examples:- I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift
Derivationally Related Form:interestoccupationconcern
Inherited Hypernyms:concern
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The bad news will --- him (apply to: interest, worry, concern, occupy)
vverb.stativebe of importance or consequenceSynset:interest matter to
Derivationally Related Form:interest
Hypernyms:bear on come to concern have to do with pertain refer relate touch touch on
Inherited Hypernyms:matter torefer
Direct Hyponyms:fascinateintrigue
Full Troponyms:grabintrigue
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
adjadj.allhaving or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concernExamples:- an interested audience
- interested in sports
- was interested to hear about her family
- interested in knowing who was on the telephone
- interested spectators
Antonyms:uninterested
Derivationally Related Form:interestedness
Inherited Hypernyms:interested
adj satadj.allinvolved in or affected by or having a claim to or share inSynset:concerned
Examples:- a memorandum to those concerned
- an enterprise in which three men are concerned
- factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics
- the interested parties met to discuss the business
Antonyms:uninvolved
Inherited Hypernyms:concerned
Similar to:involved