interest
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈɪntrəst/
- They're following it with enormous interest and intensity.
- show interest
- lose interest
- interest in science
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Watch on YouTubeAnd, you know, I'm starting to see interest in these questions.
- And, you know, I'm starting to see interest in these questions.
- It learns about your interests, your hopes, your fears.
- Certainly that firm attracts a great deal of interest from MBA students.
- Now, the first point of interest, the default is ice cream.
- Because I've, I've watched all this with great interest of course.
- So you must develop some interest in the yoga.
- Well, it kept my interest, you know, great.
- When did your interest in fashion begin?
- is there unbelievable calmness and interest in saying the word no.
- Students lose interest when texts are very difficult.
- In those times, people had huge interest in representing what they saw.
- I can't really offer very much of interest on the topic.
- I just don't have an interest in substance use in that way.
- What was your interest, your love for programming?
- I guess the short answer would be I always had an interest in female biology.
- Now, what drew your interest to Robert Maxwell and his daughter?
Examples
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So this might be of interest to you also.
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I want to keep their interest, keep them reading.
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Well, it kept my interest, you know, great.
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You have this deep interest in design.
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Soon he was making his way around the valley taking a great interest in everything.
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Students' interest in your music class may stem from an interest in a particular style of music.
Academic text (2011) -
Consultants and teachers reported an interest in and understanding of the training content.
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Moments such as this seemed to fuel the social workers' interest in dementia care.
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I believe we share a common interest, Mr Newton: photography.
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Can you show a little interest in your children's education by attending their school events?
Synonyms
296
2.2
A strong feeling of excitement and interest in something
264
2.2
A strong wish to learn or know things
102
3.4
A very strong interest that makes you pay close attention
52
2.0
A thing you do regularly for fun in your free time
4
3.5
A strong wish to learn and understand new things
3
3.5
A strong wish to learn new things about the world
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5.1
A strong desire to learn new things
1
3.8
A strong, lasting wish to learn new things
1
3.6
A strong wish to do something
1
3.5
A small first feeling that makes you want to know more
1
8.0
A very strong wish to have or do something
1
7.6
A feeling of wanting to know more about something
1
4.1
A strong wish to learn new things
1
3.4
A strong want to know or learn about things
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
330
2.3
The extra money you pay when you borrow or receive when you save each year
108
3.6
A group or organization that tries to influence government decisions to help its own members
- Formal
95
1.9
A situation when someone has two interests that could affect their decisions
- Specialized
52
3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
36
3.8
A person or group that benefits from the current situation and tries to keep it
21
3.9
A group that tries to influence government decisions often by talking to politicians
- Specialized
7
3.5
Having more than half the voting shares of a company gives control over its decisions
- Specialized
7
3.1
Extra money added to your savings and then paid again on that amount
- Specialized
3
3.9
Money a company pays for borrowing money recorded as a cost in its accounts
- Jargon
3
3.5
A small group inside an organization that works on a specific topic or project, not for politics
2
6.5
A feeling of wanting a team, person, or cause to win because you care about them
- Specialized
1
4.2
The lowest interest rate banks charge to their best business customers
1
3.7
A group of people who try to influence government decisions about one issue
- Formal
1
7.1
A legal right to get money if a person dies or property is damaged because you would lose money
- Specialized
1
3.4
Extra money added only to the original amount, not to any earlier added money
A large amount of attention and worry from many people about an event or issue
- Archaic
1
7.5
A way of joining two companies' financial records by adding what they own and what they owe, often avoiding tax
- Formal
1
9.9
A temporary right to property that ends on a set event, for example death or remarriage
- Formal
A legal right someone already has that cannot be taken away and can be moved to another person
How Interesting
102
3.4
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Interest (the feeling) comes from Latin inter- ('between') and esse ('to be'), originally meaning 'it matters'. So your interest is simply what 'matters' to you or what makes you want to know more.