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affected, involved, absorbed, attentive, committed, concerned, drawn, hooked, partial, prejudiced, rapt, biased

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in⋅ter⋅est⋅ed

[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.

Origin:
1655–65; interest + -ed ³ or -ed ²

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Language Translation for : interested

Spanish:

interesado (en),

German:

interessiert,

Japanese:

興味のある

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in·ter·est (ĭn'trĭst, -tər-ĭst, -trěst') Pronunciation Key
n.

1. A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something: an interest in sports.
2. Something, such as a quality, subject, or activity, that evokes this mental state: counts the theater among his interests.
3. A right, claim, or legal share: an interest in the new company.
4. Something in which such a right, claim, or share is held: has interests overseas.
5. A person or group of persons holding such a right, claim, or share: a petroleum interest.
6. A charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned.
7. An excess or bonus beyond what is expected or due.
8. An interest group.
9. The particular cause supported by an interest group.
Regard for one's own benefit or advantage; self-interest. Often used in the plural: It is in your best interest to cooperate. She kept her own interests in mind.
1. A right, claim, or legal share: an interest in the new company.
2. Something in which such a right, claim, or share is held: has interests overseas.
3. A person or group of persons holding such a right, claim, or share: a petroleum interest.
4. A charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned.
5. An excess or bonus beyond what is expected or due.
6. An interest group.
7. The particular cause supported by an interest group.
Involvement with or participation in something: She has an interest in the quality of her education.
1. A charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned.
2. An excess or bonus beyond what is expected or due.
3. An interest group.
4. The particular cause supported by an interest group.
1. An interest group.
2. The particular cause supported by an interest group.

tr.v. in·ter·est·ed, in·ter·est·ing, in·ter·ests

To arouse the curiosity or hold the attention of: Your opinions interest me.
To cause to become involved or concerned with: tried to interest her in taking a walk.
Obsolete To concern or affect.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, it is of importance, third person sing. present tense of interesse, to be between, take part in : inter-, inter- + esse, to be; see es- in Indo-European roots.]

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in·ter·est·ed (ĭn'trĭ-stĭd, -tər-ĭ-stĭd, -tə-rěs'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern: I'm interested to hear about your family.
Possessing a right, claim, or stake: an interested party in the estate. See Usage Note at disinterested.

in'ter·est·ed·ly adv., in'ter·est·ed·ness n.

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interested
adjective
1.	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" [ant: uninterested]
2.	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" [syn: concerned]

Interested

In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr. & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See Interest, n.]

1. 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.

To love our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns is natural to all men. --Dryden.

A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages. --Addison.

2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]

Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel. --Ford.

3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]

The mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every one to be interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands. --Hooker.

Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy; hold.

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