ALL meanings of interested
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I i - adjective interested curious, fascinated 1
- noun interested wanting to do 1
- adjective interested with personal motives 1
- adjective interested finance: participating 1
- adjective interested having an interest in something; concerned: Interested members will meet at noon. 1
- adjective interested having the attention or curiosity engaged: an interested spectator. 1
- adjective interested characterized by a feeling of interest. 1
- adjective interested influenced by personal or selfish motives: an interested witness. 1
- adjective interested participating; having an interest or share; having money involved. 1
- noun interested the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne. 1
- noun interested something that concerns, involves, draws the attention of, or arouses the curiosity of a person: His interests are philosophy and chess. 1
- noun interested power of exciting such concern, involvement, etc.; quality of being interesting: political issues of great interest. 1
- noun interested concern; importance: a matter of primary interest. 1
- noun interested a business, cause, or the like in which a person has a share, concern, responsibility, etc. 1
- noun interested a share, right, or title in the ownership of property, in a commercial or financial undertaking, or the like: He bought half an interest in the store. 1
- noun interested a participation in or concern for a cause, advantage, responsibility, etc. 1
- noun interested a number or group of persons, or a party, financially interested in the same business, industry, or enterprise: the banking interest. 1
- noun interested interests, the group of persons or organizations having extensive financial or business power. 1
- noun interested the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment: We need an arbiter who is without interest in the outcome. 1
- noun interested benefit; advantage: to have one's own interest in mind. 1
- noun interested regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest: The partnership dissolved because of their conflicting interests. 1
- noun interested influence from personal importance or capability; power of influencing the action of others. 1
- noun interested Finance. a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money. such a sum expressed as a percentage of money borrowed to be paid over a given period, usually one year. 1
- noun interested something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent: Jones paid him back with a left hook and added a right uppercut for interest. 1
- verb with object interested to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of: Mystery stories interested him greatly. 1
- verb with object interested to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve: The fight for peace interests all nations. 1
- verb with object interested to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate: to interest a person in an enterprise. 1
- verb with object interested to cause to be concerned; affect. 1
- idioms interested in the interest(s) of, to the advantage or advancement of; in behalf of: in the interests of good government. 1
- noun interested Showing curiosity or concern about something or someone; having a feeling of interest. 1
- verb interested simple past tense and past participle of interest. 0
- adjective interested Having or showing interest. 0
- adjective interested (now rare) Motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving. 0
- adjective interested Owning a share of a company. 0
- adjective interested If you are interested in something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it. 0
- adjective interested An interested party or group of people is affected by or involved in a particular event or situation. 0
- adjective interested showing or having interest 0
- adjective interested personally involved or implicated 0
- adjective interested having an interest or share; concerned 0
- adjective interested influenced by personal interest; biased or prejudiced 0
- adjective interested feeling or showing interest, or curiosity 0