interested

in·ter·est·ed

 (ĭn′trĭ-stĭd, -tər-ĭ-stĭd, -tə-rĕs′tĭd)

adj.

1. Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern: I'm interested to hear about your family.

2. Possessing a right, claim, or stake: an interested party in the estate. See Usage Note at disinterested.

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in′ter·est·ed·ly adv.

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interested

(ˈɪntrɪstɪd; -tərɪs-)

adj

1. showing or having interest

2. (usually prenominal) personally involved or implicated: the interested parties met to discuss the business.

ˈinterestedly adv

ˈinterestedness n

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in•ter•est•ed

(ˈɪn tər ə stɪd, -trə stɪd, -təˌrɛs tɪd)

adj.

1. having an interest or share; concerned.

2. having the attention or curiosity engaged.

3. influenced by personal or selfish motives: an interested witness.

[1655–65]

in′ter•est•ed•ly, adv.

in′ter•est•ed•ness, n.

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interested

• acquisitive - Means "very interested in acquiring money or material things."
• athenaeum - Can refer to "an association of persons interested in scientific and literary pursuits, meeting for the purpose of mutual improvement," or a reading room or library.
• speed dating - A type of matchmaking service in which participants meet for seven to eight minutes each before moving on to another participant, ultimately making a list of those they are interested in dating.
• imparlibidinous - When one partner is more interested in sex than the other, their relationship is imparlibidinous.

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interested

– interesting

1. 'interested'

If you want to know more about something or someone, you can say that you are interested in them.

I am very interested in politics.

Kanako seemed genuinely interested in him and his work.

Be Careful!
Don't use any preposition except in after interested.

If you want to do something, you can say that you are interested in doing it.

I was interested in visiting different parts of the world.

We're only interested in finding out the facts.

Be Careful!
Don't say that you are 'interested to do' something.

2. 'interesting'

Do not confuse interested with interesting. If someone or something is interesting, they have qualities which make you want to know more about them.

I've met some very interesting people.

There are some interesting old buildings in the village.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'interesting' to describe things which make a lot of money. For example, 'an interesting job' is one that is enjoyable because it makes you feel interested, not one in which you earn a large salary. For a job that earns a lot of money, use well-paid.

People with university degrees usually end up with well-paid jobs.

Looking after children is not usually very well-paid.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	interested - 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" uninterested - not having or showing interest; "an uninterested spectator"
	2.	interested - 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" concerned involved - connected by participation or association or use; "we accomplished nothing, simply because of the large number of people involved"; "the problems involved"; "the involved muscles"; "I don't want to get involved"; "everyone involved in the bribery case has been identified"

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interested

adjective

1. curious, into (informal), moved, affected, attracted, excited, drawn, keen, gripped, fascinated, stimulated, intent, responsive, riveted, captivated, attentive He did not look interested.
curious bored, detached, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, apathetic, inattentive, wearied

2. involved, concerned, affected, prejudiced, biased, partial, partisan, implicated, predisposed All the interested parties finally agreed to the idea.

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interested

adjective

Having concern:

affected, concerned, involved.

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Translations

لهُم عُلاقة بالأمرمُسْتَعِد أن يَشْتَريمُهْتَمّمُهْتَمٌّ في

mít zájemzainteresovanýzaujatý

interesseret

interessiertbeteiligt

ενδιαφερόμενος

interesado

kiinnostunut

intéressé

zainteresiran

érdekeltérdeklõdõ

áhugasamursem á hlut aî málisem hefur áhuga á e-u

interessatoappassionato

興味がある

흥미를 가진

geïnteresseerd

interessertinteressert i

zainteresowany

interessado

заинтересованный

zainteresovaný

intresserad

มีความสนใจ

ilgilimeraklıalâkalıilgilenme

quan tâm đến

感兴趣的有兴趣的有利害关系的

interested

[ˈɪntrɪstɪd] ADJ → interesado
she seems very interested → parece muy interesada
anyone interested should apply in writing to → cualquier persona interesada debe dirigirse por escrito a ...
I've got some books to sell, are you interested? → tengo unos libros que quiero vender, ¿te interesan?
I'm going to the canteen, if anybody is interested → voy a la cafetería, si alguien se quiere apuntar
to be interested in sth he's interested in buying a car → está interesado en comprar un coche
I'm not interested in football → no me interesa el fútbol
would you be interested in my old wardrobe? → ¿te interesaría quedarte con mi armario viejo?
to become or grow or get interested in sth/sb → interesarse por algn/algo
to get sb interested in sth → hacer que algn se interese por algo
I tried to get him interested in opera → intenté hacer que se interesase por la ópera
I soon got her interested in my idea → pronto conseguí tenerla interesada en mi idea, pronto conseguí que se interesase por mi idea
the interested party → la parte interesada
she was interested to see what he would do → tenía curiosidad por ver qué es lo que haría
I'd be interested to know the outcome → me interesaría saber el resultado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

interested

[ˈɪntrəstɪd] adj

(gen) → intéressé(e)
I'd be interested to hear your views → Je serais intéressé de connaître votre opinion.
You may be interested to know that → Vous serez peut-être intéressé d'apprendre que ...
to be interested in sth → s'intéresser à qch, être intéressé par qch
I wasn't particularly interested in physics → Je ne m'intéressais pas particulièrement à la physique., Je n'étais pas particulièrement intéressé par la physique.
I'm not interested in politics → Je ne m'intéresse pas à la politique.
I'm not interested
No thanks, I'm not interested → Non merci, ça ne m'intéresse pas.
I told him I wasn't interested → Je lui ai dit que ça ne m'intéressait pas.

[party, body] → intéressé(e)
the interested parties → les parties intéressées
All the interested parties eventually agreed to the idea → Toutes les parties intéressées ont finalement souscrit à cette idée.interest-free [ˌɪntrəstˈfriː]

adj [loan, credit] → à zéro pour cent (d'intérêt)
We offer 10 months interest-free credit → Nous offrons 10 mois de crédit à zéro pour cent.

adv [lend, borrow] → sans intérêtinterest group n → groupe m d'intérêt

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interested

adj

→ interessiert (→ in an +dat); I’m not interested → das interessiert mich nicht; … and I’m not even interested either → … und es interessiert mich auch gar nicht; to be interested in somebody/something → sich für jdn/etw interessieren, an jdm/etw interessiert sein; would you be interested in a game of cards? → hätten Sie Interesse, Karten zu spielen?; I’m going to the cinema, are you interested (in coming)? → ich gehe ins Kino, haben Sie Interesse daran or Lust mitzukommen?; I’m selling my car, are you interested? → ich verkaufe meinen Wagen, sind Sie interessiert?; the company is interested in expanding its sales → die Firma hat Interesse daran or ist daran interessiert, ihren Absatz zu vergrößern; I’d be interested to know how … → es würde mich ja schon interessieren, wie …; she was interested to see what he would do → sie war gespannt, was er wohl tun würde; I was interested to hear that → es interessierte mich, das zu hören; to get somebody interested (in something) → jdn (für etw) interessieren

(= having personal or financial interest) → befangen; (= involved) → beteiligt; he is an interested party → er ist befangen, er ist daran beteiligt

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interested

[ˈɪntrɪstɪd] adj (expression) → interessato/a, pieno/a di interesse; (person) → che s'interessa
to be interested in sth → interessarsi di qc
he's interested in buying a car → è interessato all'acquisto di una macchina
interested party → parte f interessata

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

interest

(ˈintrəst) , ((American) ˈintərist) noun

1. curiosity; attention. That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest. belangstelling إهْتِمام интерес interesse pozornost das Interesse interesse ενδιαφέρον, προσοχήinterés huvi توجه mielenkiinto intérêtעניין रस interes érdeklődés minat áhugi interesse 興味 흥미, 호기심 susidomėjimas interese minat belangstellinginteressezainteresowanie ګټه، سود، مينه، برخه زياتوالى، علاقه، دلچسپى interesse interes интерес záujem, pozornosť zanimanje interesovanje intresse ความอยากรู้อยากเห็น ilgi, alâka 興趣，注意 інтерес, зацікавленість دلچسپی sự chú ý 兴趣，注意

2. a matter, activity etc that is of special concern to one. Gardening is one of my main interests. belangstelling مَصْلَحَه، إهْتِمام хоби interesse zájem das Interesse interesse ενδιαφέρονinterés huviala علاقه harrastus chose qui intéresse (qqn) התעניינות रुचि zanimanje érdeklődés, hobbi kegiatan áhugamál interesse 関心事 관심사 pomėgis aizraušanās aktiviti interesseinteressezainteresowanie علاقه interesse lucru care stârneşte interesul (cuiva); pa­si­une увлечение záujem zanimanje preokupacija intresse ความสนใจ merak, heves 愛好 інтерес شوق điều quan tâm 爱好

3. money paid in return for borrowing a usually large sum of money. The (rate of) interest on this loan is eight per cent; (also adjective) the interest rate. rente فائِدَه ، رِبا лихва juros úrok(ový) die Zinsen; Zins-... rente; rente- τόκοςinterés laenuprotsent بهره korko intérêtריבית हित korist, kamate érdek bunga vextir interesse 利息 이자 palūkanos procentu likme bunga renterenteprocent ګټه، سود juro процент úrok; úrokový obresti; obresten kamata ränta ดอกเบี้ย faiz 利息 відсотки فود، بیاج lợi tức 利息

4. (a share in the ownership of) a business firm etc. He bought an interest in the night-club. aandeel سَهْم تِجاري дял ações podíl der Anteil andel μερίδιοparticipación kaasosa سهم osuus participationעניין ब्याज pravo na udio kamat saham hlutur, hlutabréf (partecipazione agli utili) 株 소유권 dalis (īpašuma) daļa; līdzdalība saham aandeelandel, rettighetudział برخه acções drept de (co)proprietate доля podiel delež udeo andel หุ้นส่วน pay, hisse 股權 пай, частка منافع میں حصہ quyền lợi 股权

5. a group of connected businesses which act together to their own advantage. I suspect that the scheme will be opposed by the banking interest (= all the banks acting together). belang مَجموعَة مَصالِح تِجاريَّه кръг от хора с общ интерес sociedade kruhy Kreise interessegruppe (ομάδα με κοινά) συμφέροντα grupo de intereses huvirühm افراد ذی نفوذ eturyhmä intérêts אִינטֶרֶסִים מְשוּתָפִים फ़यदा, लाभ, कल्याण, नफ़ा, मुनाफ़ा interes érdekeltség kelompok bisnis hagsmunahópur autorità 利害関係者 동업자, 이해 관계자, 대기업 suinteresuotų asmenų/organizacijų ratas intereses; labums kelompok niaga groep van belanghebbenden forretningsverden/-interesser koła, sfery تر نفوذ لاندي وګړي sociedade (grup de) interese заинтересованные круги záujmová skupina interesi interes intressent, intresserad krets ผลประโยชน์ birlik 利害關係 група осіб, що мають спільні інтереси باہم مفادات hiệp hội 利害关系，利益关系

verb

1. to arouse the curiosity and attention of; to be of importance or concern to. Political arguments don't interest me at all. interesseer يُثير إهْتِمام интересувам се interessar zajímat interessieren interessere ενδιαφέρωinteresar huvitama توجه جلب کردن kiinnostaa intéresser לְעַנייֵן रुचि उत्पन्न करना zanimati felkelt érdeklődést; érdekel menarik perhatian vekja áhuga á interessare 興味を起こさせる 흥미(관심를 갖게 하다 dominti interesēt menarik perhatian interessereninteressere, være interessert iinteresować دلچسپى interessar a interesa интересовать zaujímať zanimati interesovati intressera ทำให้สนใจ ilgilendirmek, merakını uyandırmak 使感興趣 цікавити دلچسپی پیدا کرنا làm cho ai quan tâm 使产生兴趣

2. (with in) to persuade to do, buy etc. Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary? interesseer يُقْنِع أن يَشْتَري заинтересовам interessar vzbudit zájem gewinnen gøre interesseret i κινώ το ενδιαφέρον, πείθω κπ. να κάνει κτ. interesar huvi äratama علاقمند کردن houkutella intéresser מִתעַנייֵן בְּ- (किसी व्यक्ति में) दिलचस्पी पैदा करना, व्यक्तिगत अभिरूचि उपजाना, उत्सुक्ता उत्पन्न करना zainteresirati érdekeltté tesz membujuk vekja áhuga interessare, destare interesse in ～する気にさせる 관계시키다, 끌어들이다 įkalbėti ieinteresēt memujuk interesse kweken interessere for, gjøre interessert izainteresować راپارول.هڅول interessar a con­vinge заинтересовать vzbudiť záujem zbuditi zanimanje zainteresovati göra intresserad, väcka intresse ความสนใจ ilgisini çekmek 引起行動或購買的意願 зацікавити راضی کرنا thuyết phục 使参与

ˈinterested adjective

1. (often with in) showing attention or having curiosity. He's not interested in politics; Don't tell me any more – I'm not interested; I'll be interested to see what happens next week. belangstel مُهْتَمٌّ في заинтересован interessado mít zájem interessiert interesseret είμαι περίεργος, ενδιαφέρομαι να μάθω interesado huvitatud کنجکاو؛ علاقمند kiinnostunut intéressé מִתעַנייֵן בְּ- रुचि रखने वाला interesantan érdeklődő; érdekli; nem érdekli tertarik áhugasamur interessato 興味のある 관심이 있는 besidomintis, susidomėjęs ieinteresēts berminat geïnteresseerd, benieuwdinteressert, opptatt avzainteresowany علاقمند interessado interesat интересующийся mať záujem (o) ki se zanima (za) zainteresovan intresserad ซึ่งสนใจ ilgili, meraklı 感興趣的 зацікавлений دلچسپی ظاہر کرنا quan tâm 感兴趣的

2. (often with in) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc. Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car? stel belang مُسْتَعِد أن يَشْتَري интерес interessado mít zájem interessiert interesseret ενδιαφερόμενος, πρόθυμος για κτ. interesado huvitatud علاقمند halukas intéressé מְעוּנייֵן בְּ- दिलचस्पी लेने वाला zainteresiran érdekelt ingin sem hefur áhuga á e-u interessato ～したい 기꺼이 ...하는 suinteresuotas ieinteresēts ingin geïnteresseerdinteressert izainteresowany علاقمند interessado interesat (de) интересующийся, заинтересованный mať záujem zainteresiran zainteresovan intresserad ต้องการ ilgilenme 有意願的 зацікавлений ارادہ رکھنا thích làm gì 有兴趣的

3. personally involved in a particular business, project etc and therefore likely to be anxious about decisions made regarding it. You must consult the other interested parties (= the other people involved). betrokke لهُم عُلاقة بالأمر заинтересована страна interessado zainteresovaný beteiligt interesseret ενδιαφερόμενοςinteresado asjaosaline ذی نفع asianosainen intéressé עִנייַן אִישִי ב- हितबद्ध, पक्षपाती koji ima udio érdekelt berkepentingan sem á hlut að máli interessato 利害関係のある 관여하고 있는 suinteresuotas ieinteresēts berkepentingan belanghebbendinteressert, deltakendezainteresowany ګټه لرونكي interessado interesat заинтересованный zainteresovaný udeležen zainteresovan intresserad, inblandad, berörd มีความสนใจ ilgili, alâkalı 有利害關係的 зацікавлений وابستہ liên quan đến 有利害关系的

ˈinteresting (negative uninteresting) adjective

an interesting book. interessante مُهِم/ مُمْتِع интерсен interessante zajímavý interessant interessant ενδιαφέρωνinteresante huvitav جالب توجه kiinnostava intéressantמעניין रोचक zanimljiv érdekes menarik áhugaverður interessante 興味深い 흥미있는 įdomus interesants menarik interessantinteressantinteresujący په زړه پورې، خوندور، دتوجه وړ interessante интересный zaujímavý zanimiv zanimljiv intressant น่าสนใจ ilginç 有趣的 цікавий دلچسپ thú vị 有趣的

ˈinterestingly adverb

interessant بِصورَة مُثيرة للإهْتِمام интересно interessante zajímavě interessant interessant nok ενδιαφερόντως de manera interesante huvitavalt بطور جالب توجه kiinnostavasti de façon intéressante מְעַנייֵן ש- दिलचस्पी से zanimljivo érdekes módon secara menarik á áhugaverðan hátt in maniera interessante 面白いことには 흥미있게 įdomiai interesanti dengan menarik op een interessante manier, interessant genoeg interessant co interesujące, ku ogólnemu zaskoczeniu په زړه پورې interessante interesant интересно zaujímavo zanimivo zanimljivo på ett intressant sätt น่าทึ่ง ilginç bir şekilde; işin ilginç yanı 有趣地 цікаво دلچسپ انداز میں một cách thú vị 有趣地

in one's (own) interest

bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc. It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later. eie belang مِن مَصْلَحَة интерес no interesse de ve vlastním zájmu im eigenen Interesse i ens egen interesse προς το συμφέρον μου en su propio interés/beneficio enese huvides به نفع کسی بودن oman edun mukaisesti dans son (propre) intérêt לְטוֹבָת- दिलचस्पी से biti u interesu saját érdekében untuk kepentingan í eigin þágu, vegna eigin hags nel proprio interesse ～自身のために 자신의 이익으로서 savo paties labui kāda interesēs/labā keinginan in zijn (eigen) belang i egen interesse we własnym interesie د يو چا په ګټه كار كول يا د يو چا په ګټه اوسيدل no interesse de alguém în inte­resul său в ваших же интересах vo vlastnom záujme v lastno korist u nečijem interesu i ens [eget] intresse เพื่อผลประโยชน์ของตน (kendi) yararına 為自身利益 у чиїхось інтересах اپنے فائدے کے لیے vì quyền lợi của ai 为自身利益

in the interest(s) of

in order to get, achieve, increase etc. The political march was banned in the interests of public safety. in die belang van لِمَصْلَحَة в интерес на no interesse de v zájmu im Interesse af hensyn til χάρη, προς το συμφέρον en el interés de tõttu به خاطر jonkun etujen mukaisesti dans l'intérêt de לְטוֹבַת הַ- रूची से u interesu vmi érdekében untuk kepentingan vegna hagsmuna nell'interesse di ～のために ...을 위하여 kokiais nors sumetimais, kieno nors labui kāda interesēs/labā untuk kepentingan in het belang van av hensyn til, til beste for w interesie په خاطر no interesse de pentru/în nu­mele в интересах чего-л. v záujme v korist za dobro i [ngns] intresse, till (för) [ngns] bästa เพื่อประโยชน์ของ için, yararına 為了...利益 в інтересах کسی کے حق میں vì mục đích 为了...利益

lose interest

to stop being interested. He used to be very active in politics, but he's lost interest now. belangstelling verloor يَفْقِد الإهْتِمام губя интерес perder o interesse ztratit zájem das Interesse verlieren miste interesse χάνω το ενδιαφέρον μου perder el interés huvi kaotama کم علاقه شدن نسبت به menettää mielenkiinto se désintéresser de לְאַבֵּד עִנייָן शौक से gubiti interes kiábrándul vmiből tidak tertarik lagi missa áhuga perdere interesse 興味を失う 흥미를 잃다 daugiau nebesidomėti zaudēt interesi hilang minat zijn belangstelling verliezen miste interesse stracić zainteresowanie كم علاقه كيدل perder o interesse a nu mai fi interesat de потерять интерес stratiť záujem izgubiti zanimanje izgubiti interesovanje tappa intresset ไม่สนใจ ilgisini yitirmek 失去感興趣 втратити інтерес دلچسپی کھو دینا thôi không quan tâm 不再感兴趣

take an interest

to be interested. I take a great interest in everything they do. belangstelling hê يَهْتَم بالأمْر интересувам се interessar-se por zajímat se interessiert sein være interesseret ενδιαφέρομαιinteresarse huvitatud olema علاقمند بودن olla kiinnostunut s'intéresser מִתעַנייֵן कुतूहल से zanimati se érdeklődik (vmi) iránt tertarik hafa áhuga á interessarsi ～に興味をもつ 관심을 가지다 domėtis būt ieinteresētam berminat belang stellen ininteressere seg forinteresować się علاقه درلودل interessar-se por a fi interesat (de) проявлять интерес zaujímať sa zanimati se za kaj zanimati se za vara intresserad av ให้ความสนใจ ilgilenmek, ilgi duymak 對...感興趣 цікавитися دلچسپی دکھانا quan tâm 对...感兴趣

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interested

→ مُهْتَمّ zaujatý interesseret interessiert ενδιαφερόμενος interesado kiinnostunut intéressé zainteresiran interessato 興味がある 흥미를 가진 geïnteresseerd interessert zainteresowany interessado заинтересованный intresserad มีความสนใจ ilgili quan tâm đến 感兴趣的

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• Sorry, I'm not interested → أَنا آسِفٌ لَيْسَ لَدَيَّ رغبةٌ → Promiň, nemám zájem → Desværre, jeg er ikke interesseret → Tut mir leid, ich habe kein Interesse → Λυπάμαι, δεν ενδιαφέρομαι → Lo siento, no me interesa → Olen pahoillani, minua ei kiinnosta → Désolé, je ne suis pas intéressé → Žao mi je, ne zanima me → Mi spiace, non mi interessa → ごめんなさい、関心がありません → 미안하지만, 관심 없어요 → Sorry, ik heb geen interesse → Beklager, ikke interessert → Przykro mi, nie jestem zainteresowany → Desculpe, eu não estou interessado → Простите, мне это не интересно → Jag är inte intresserad → ขอโทษ ฉันไม่สนใจ → Kusura bakmayın, ilgilenmiyorum → Xin lỗi, tôi không thích → 对不起，我不感兴趣

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