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interested

interested

485 2.0
Having a personal share or right in something
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪntrəstəd/
translation icon : interesado
  • I've already visited four of them, and two are really interested in having a personal trainer.
  • an interested party
  • self-interested
  • interested parents

Examples

  • I'm interested in buying this piece for my apartment in Paris.

  • You and I are both interested in happiness.

  • So this is the object we are interested in, OK.

  • So I thought you just might be interested in an alternative.

  • So what is it that you are interested in having?

  • Now look, the Governor is very interested in meeting with you, personally.

  • Less than fifty percent of the parents for each group were interested in these two decisions.

    Academic text (1990)
  • This is not the kind of publicity this institution is interested in.

  • Laura, I'm only interested in helping your husband, nothing more.

  • You and I are both interested in happiness.

Synonyms

concerned
vsinterested
773 3.5

A person involved in or affected by something, often responsible for illegal acts

has a stake or possible personal gain causing attention not mainly responsibility
involved
vsinterested
355 3.5

Feeling a strong emotional connection to someone or something

has a personal claim or benefit motivating attention rather than emotion

Antonyms

22 5.9

Not influenced by personal feelings and fair to everyone

How Involved

committed
79 4.0
interested
485 2.0
concerned
2.2
unconcerned
16 3.9

Surface Forms

interested positive

Morphology

interested = interest (semi-transparent) = interest + ed

Built from the noun 'interest' meaning 'stake/claim' + '-ed'; learners familiar only with 'interest' as curiosity may not infer the 'having a stake' sense.

Etymology

Interested in the sense of having a personal stake comes from the same interest, from Latin inter- 'between' and esse 'to be', where it suggested something that 'matters' to certain people. That's why an interested party is someone who has a personal claim or share in a situation.