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

Both Isaacman and Duffy were interested in leading NASA, The Wall Street Journal reported last month, sparking a power struggle over the job.

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They said they were interested in running a mini-mart and trading illegal cigarettes.

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"He thought that was rather amusing and laughed. I'm sure it's not something that he would be particularly interested in but I will send it anyway."

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As a young man, he was more interested in hunting, fishing and sports than in academics, and a stint at Yale University was short-lived.

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I also got interested in trying different energies.

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Related Words

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