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

/ ˈɪntrɪstɪd; -tərɪs- /

adjective

1. showing or having interest
2. usually prenominal personally involved or implicated

   the interested parties met to discuss the business

Derived Forms

• ˈinterestedness, noun
• ˈinterestedly, adverb

Other Words From

• inter·est·ed·ly adverb
• inter·est·ed·ness noun
• over·inter·est·ed adjective
• over·inter·est·ed·ly adverb
• over·inter·est·ed·ness noun
• quasi-inter·est·ed adjective
• quasi-inter·est·ed·ly adverb
• well-inter·est·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interested¹

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

Example Sentences

Because it’s voluntary, funders can spend a lot of money that has virtually no impact—it’s not what’s needed but what they’re interested in.

From Outside Online

You can look at Google Trends as a mirror to show you what people are interested in at this moment.

From Search Engine Watch

There are students on both campuses who were interested in this project because they thought they were living in a bubble.

From Washington Post

Maybe you’re really interested in the person you’re talking to — or at least you want to signal that you’re interested.

From Freakonomics

Two months after Benvenuto’s proposal in 2019, the Housing Commission issued a request for proposals that said interested consultants should be prepared to kick off the study in fall 2019.

From Voice of San Diego

There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.

From The Daily Beast

“I heard Jeffrey was interested in supporting science and I contacted him,” Krauss said.

From The Daily Beast

With Vice, that was an example of you keeping yourself interested too, right?

From The Daily Beast

Monir is not interested in classic dances like tango or ballet.

From The Daily Beast

Lawler is more interested in the more fascinating story of how the chicken spread.

From The Daily Beast

The advantages and the drawbacks, if any, of the system may here be seen and judged of by all who are interested in the matter.

From Project Gutenberg

I would certainly; and as I am much interested in the subject, I will willingly give you five dollars for your rule.

From Project Gutenberg

But she is greatly interested in certain shops that she is buying out, and especially in her visits to her tailor.

From Project Gutenberg

The causes became apparent the day before, although those directly interested did not understand.

From Project Gutenberg

I saw the folly of imagining that I could stand a chance against a man like Moeran, and, moreover, he interested me too deeply.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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