Definitions of interest [ˈɪn tər ɪst, -trɪst]

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Definition of 'interest'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) interest
a feeling of having one's attention, concern, or curiosity particularly engaged by something:
She has an interest in architecture.

2.  interest
something that arouses such feelings; something in which one is interested:
Chess is his only interest.

3.  interest
the power to excite such feelings; quality of being interesting:
a subject that holds little interest for me.

4.  interest
concern or importance:
a matter of primary interest.

5.  interest
a business, cause, etc., in which a person has a share, concern, or responsibility.

6.  interest
a legal share, right, or title, as in the ownership of property or in a business undertaking.

7.  interest
participation in a cause or in advantage or responsibility.

8.  interest
Often, interests. a group exerting influence on and often financially involved in an enterprise, industry, or sphere of activity.

9.  interest
the state of being affected by something in respect to advantage or detriment.

10.  interest
Often, interests. benefit; advantage:
We have your best interests in mind.

11.  interest
regard for one's own advantage or profit; self-interest.

12.  interest
influence due to personal importance or capability.

13.  interest
a sum paid or charged for the use of money or for borrowing money.

14.  interest
such a sum expressed as a percentage of the amount borrowed to be paid over a given period, usu. one year.

15.  interest
something added or thrown in above an exact equivalent:
He returned the insult with interest.

16. (v.t.) interest
to engage or excite the attention or curiosity of.

17.  interest
to concern (a person, nation, etc.) in something; involve.

18.  interest
to cause to take a personal concern or share; induce to participate.

Definition of 'interest'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) interest, involvement
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
"an interest in music"

2. (noun) sake, interest
a reason for wanting something done
"for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest"

3. (noun) interest, interestingness
the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
"they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room"

4. (noun) interest
a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
"how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?"

5. (noun) interest, stake
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
"they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future"

6. (noun) interest, interest group
(usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
"the iron interests stepped up production"

7. (verb) pastime, interest, pursuit
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
"sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"

8. (verb) interest
excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of

9. (verb) concern, interest, occupy, worry
be on the mind of
"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

10. (verb) matter to, interest
be of importance or consequence
"This matters to me!"

Definition of 'interest'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) interest
a feeling that you want to know about or pay attention to sth
He has a strong interest in folk music.; We followed the news stories with interest.; He took a special interest in me after seeing me play.

2.  interest
***lose interest (in)
to stop paying attention to
The kids soon lost interest in what she was saying.

3.  interest
a quality that makes you want to know more about sth
buildings of historical interest; an article that might be of interest to you

4.  interest
of interest
a hobby or leisure activity
What are your interests?

5.  interest
money charged by a bank when it lends money or paid to you when you save money
to pay interest

6.  interest
***an advantage or benefit

7.  interest
in the interest of
in order to help
restrictions imposed in the interest of public safety

8.  interest
in sb's interest
of use or benefit to sb
It was not in our interest to answer their questions.

9.  interest
in sb's best interest(s)
best for sb
Sometimes taking a child out of the home is in the child's best interests.

10. (verb) interest
to cause you to want to know about or pay attention to sth
Tracing my family history interests me.

Definition of 'interest'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) interest
to engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work

2. (noun) interest
to be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally

3. (noun) interest
to cause or permit to share

4. (noun) interest
excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern

5. (noun) interest
participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks

6. (noun) interest
advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit

7. (noun) interest
premium paid for the use of money, -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars

8. (noun) interest
any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered

9. (noun) interest
the persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest

Translation of 'interest'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: curiosity; attention That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest.
Afrikaans: belangstelling	Arabic: إهْتِمام	Bulgarian: интерес
Brazilian: interesse	Czech: pozornost	German: das Interesse
Danish: interesse	Greek: ενδιαφέρον, προσοχή	Spanish: interés
Estonian: huvi	Farsi: توجه	Finnish: mielenkiinto
French: intérêt	Hebrew: עִנייָן	Hindi: रस
Croatian: interes	Hungarian: érdeklődés	Indonesian: minat
Icelandic: áhugi	Italian: interesse	Japanese: 興味
Korean: 흥미, 호기심	Lithuanian: susidomėjimas	Latvian: interese
Malay: minat	Dutch: belangstelling	Norwegian: interesse
Polish: zainteresowanie	Persian: توجه	Pashto: ګټه، سود، مينه، برخه زيات
Portuguese: interesse	Romanian: interes	Russian: интерес
Slovak: záujem, pozornosť	Slovenian: zanimanje	Serbian: interesovanje
Swedish: intresse	Thai: ความอยากรู้อยากเห็น	Turkish: ilgi, alâka
Taiwanese: 興趣，注意	Ukrainian: інтерес, зацікавленість	Urdu: دلچسپی
Vietnamese: sự chú ý	Chinese: 兴趣，注意
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