interested

[in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid]

adjective

1. having an interest in something; concerned.

   Interested members will meet at noon.

2. having the attention or curiosity engaged.

   an interested spectator.

3. characterized by a feeling of interest.

4. influenced by personal or selfish motives.

   an interested witness.

5. participating; having an interest or share; having money involved.

interested

/ -tərɪs-, ˈɪntrɪstɪd /

adjective

1. showing or having interest

2. (usually prenominal) personally involved or implicated

   the interested parties met to discuss the business

Other Word Forms

• interestedly adverb
• interestedness noun
• overinterested adjective
• overinterestedly adverb
• overinterestedness noun
• quasi-interested adjective
• quasi-interestedly adverb
• well-interested adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interested¹

First recorded in 1655–65; interest ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) or -ed ³ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Wood, who said he typically shies away from playing any version of himself on screen, was interested in seeing the script after Sennott approached him because he was a fan of her prior work.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

He said that "they were similar characters, they were irascible, witty and caustic, and both were interested in writing".

Read more on BBC

The force has asked anyone with information to come forward and is interested to hear from anyone with information about a stolen car.

Read more on BBC

Whether the script is an attempt to make up for lost time or a last-ditch effort at staging a career resurgence, Nora isn’t interested.

Read more on Salon

And helping out at Amazon in areas that interested him, such as AI.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• absorbed 
• attentive 
• engrossed 
• excited 
• implicated 
• involved 
• keen 
• obsessed 
• responsive 
• sympathetic