interested

  • 1interested — in·ter·est·ed adj: having a recognizable interest in a matter compare interest 2 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. interested …

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  • 2Interested — In ter*est*ed ([i^]n t[ e]r*[e^]st*[e^]d), a. [See {Interest}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener. [1913 Webster] 2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3interested — interested; un·interested; …

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  • 4interested — (adj.) motivated by self interest, 1705; having an interest or stake (in something); from pp. of INTEREST (Cf. interest) (v.) …

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  • 5interested — [adj] concerned, curious absorbed, affected, attentive, attracted, awakened, biased, caught, drawn, eat sleep and breathe*, engrossed, enticed, excited, fascinated, fired*, gone*, hooked*, implicated, impressed, inspired, inspirited, intent,… …

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  • 6interested — [in′trəstid] adj. 1. having an interest or share; concerned 2. influenced by personal interest; biased or prejudiced 3. feeling or showing interest, or curiosity interestedly adv. interestedness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 7interested */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪntrəstɪd] / US [ˈɪntrəstəd] adjective Collocations: Interested describes how you feel: I am extremely interested in art. ♦ She didn t look very interested. Interesting describes things or situations that make you feel interested: I find art …

    English dictionary

  • 8interested — in|terest|ed W2S1 [ˈıntrıstıd] adj 1.) giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about it or because you enjoy it ≠ ↑uninterested, bored ↑bored interested in ▪ I ve always been interested in music. ▪ All she s… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 9interested — in|ter|est|ed [ ıntrəstəd ] adjective *** 1. ) not usually before noun wanting to know about or take part in something: interested in: interested in sports be interested to hear/know/learn/see etc.: I d be interested to hear what you think. not… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 10interested — adj. VERBS ▪ appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound ▪ become, get ▪ She got very interested in politics …

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