Definitions for Interested
ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪdin·ter·est·ed

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. interestedadjective

   having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

   "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators"

2. concerned, interestedadjective

   involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in

   "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interestedadjective

   Having or showing interest.

   I'm very interested in going to see that play.

2. interestedadjective

   Motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

3. interestedadjective

   Owning a share of a company.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interested

   Interest is payment from a borrower to a lender of an amount above repayment of the amount borrowed, at a particular rate.

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1. interested

   Interested refers to wanting to be involved in or learn more about something, or paying attention to something because it is personally relevant or engaging. It signifies curiosity, concern or engagement in a particular subject or action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interested

   of Interest

2. Interestedverb

   having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener

3. Interestedverb

   having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness

4. Etymology: [See Interest, v. t.]

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1. Interested

   Interested vs. Interesting -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Interested and Interesting.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Interested' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1277

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Interested' in Written Corpus Frequency: #753

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Interested' in Adjectives Frequency: #140

How to pronounce Interested?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Interested in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Interested in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Interested in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Interested in a Sentence

1. Rich Fury/Getty Images:

   I spent a great day with Paul Thomas Anderson a month or so ago, to listen to how he works, and Steve McQueen, I’ve been talking with a little bit. I’m learning how to do it, so I’m interested in learning from the best. So, I’ve been talking to the best.

2. Yvonne Craig:

   I was invited to dinner by a man who was a producer, who wanted to put me in movies and I said I wasn't interested.

3. John Whitehead:

   I remember assigning one young fellow, who later became an important partner, to keep records about companies that might want to merge with a larger company or might be interested in acquisitions, and then we tried to match them up. We were doing this before anybody thought that there might be business for investment bankers in the merger field.

4. Shawn Smeallie:

   They are more of a casino and gambling company and anything that may remotely smell of additional costs or regulation, they are not interested in.

5. The Amazon spokeswoman:

   We are working closely with our sellers to ensure a smooth transition and to continue to deliver the best customer experience possible, sellers interested in continuing to sell on Amazon outside of China are able to do so through Amazon Global Selling.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Interested
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Interested
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interested
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Interested