interested

A1 Topic:Mind & Cognition
US /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/ UK /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/
adj verb Freq #887

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    wanting to know about or take part in something.

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

  2. 2
    adj

    having a personal stake or something to gain in a situation.

    All interested parties were invited to the meeting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · wanting to know about or... absorbedengagedengrossedfascinated
2 adj · having a personal stake or... concernedself-interested
Word family
Derived forms disinterestednessinterestedlyinterestednessnoninterestedoverinterestedself-interesteduninterestedness

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