interested
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2.0
- adjective
- /ˈɪntrəstəd/
- 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
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I'm interested in buying this piece for my apartment in Paris.
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You and I are both interested in happiness.
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So this is the object we are interested in, OK.
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So I thought you just might be interested in an alternative.
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So what is it that you are interested in having?
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Now look, the Governor is very interested in meeting with you, personally.
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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.
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Laura, I'm only interested in helping your husband, nothing more.
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You and I are both interested in happiness.
Synonyms
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3.5
A person involved in or affected by something, often responsible for illegal acts
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3.5
Feeling a strong emotional connection to someone or something
Antonyms
How Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
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.