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

We were interested in how these immune cells may promote arrhythmia.

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Those interested in updates about the state of Penelope’s writing career or what Francesca, John and Michaela Stirling have been up to since the end of the third season will have to keep waiting.

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Mr. Rein is particularly interested in empathy, our ability to inhabit the experience of others.

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We’re glad to hear from readers who have questions about The Wall Street Journal’s Economic Forecasting Survey or from economists who produce forecasts and are interested in being part of our panel.

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Moscow suggested it to Nixon in 1969, and this time it was America that was not interested.

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Related Words

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