interest
noun
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something.
has interested
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present perfectof interest (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mayor Mamdani discussed a large Queens real-estate development, which has interested President Trump, with several CEOs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
The app has interested buyers, including Amazon and an investment group led by Frank McCourt, a former Dodgers owner, whose bid includes “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
“Vance has interested me ever since his bestselling memoir, Hillbilly Elegy, was published in 2016,” van Zuylen-Wood said.
From Slate ● Jan. 10, 2022
This possible tangential link to musical greatness has interested me since.
From New York Times ● Nov. 25, 2012
She ought certainly to make herself known to this relative of hers—he seems a kind sort of man if only by the way he has interested himself in the burial of this unknown stranger.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Mitford, Bertram
