interested

A1
US /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/ UK /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/
adj verb Freq #887

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

    I'm very interested in going to see that play.

  2. 2
    adj

    Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

    all interested parties [≈ all stakeholders]

  3. 3
    adj

    having or showing interest

  4. 4
    adj

    involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in

  5. 5
    verb

    simple past and past participle of interest

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · having or showing interest... absorbedbewitchedcaptivatedenchantedengagedengrossedenthralledentrancedfascinatedhypnotizedinterestedmesmerized
2 adj · having an interest (stake);... egocentricegoisticalevery man for himselfidiocentricindividualisticinterestedporkishreptilianself-absorbedself-centeredself-interestedself-minded
4 adj · involved in or affected by... concerned
Word family
Derived forms disinterestednessinterestedlyinterestednessnoninterestedoverinterestedself-interesteduninterestedness

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