interested
Americanadjective
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having an interest in something; concerned.
Interested members will meet at noon.
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having the attention or curiosity engaged.
an interested spectator.
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characterized by a feeling of interest.
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influenced by personal or selfish motives.
an interested witness.
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participating; having an interest or share; having money involved.
adjective
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showing or having interest
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(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
Etymology
Origin of interested
First recorded in 1655–65; interest ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. ) or -ed 3 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Leon Rengel told CBS he is not interested in returning to the United States but just wants to clear his name.
From Barron's
Spurs legend Glenn Hoddle has also suggested he would be interested, but once again this would be a dip into the distant past.
From BBC
A source said that “he’s interested in Cuba as a market for him, and completely agnostic about the politics.”
From Salon
We were all interested in the goals, the wins and the trophies and not the extraordinary price he had to pay to win those things.
From Los Angeles Times
Investors are becoming more interested in buying the dips after a sharp drop recently, according to Nanhua Futures analysts in a commentary.
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