in·ter·est ( n trst, -t r-st, -tr st )n. 1. a. A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something: an interest in sports. b. Something, such as a quality, subject, or activity, that evokes this mental state: counts the theater among his interests. 2. 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. 3. a. A right, claim, or legal share: an interest in the new company. b. Something in which such a right, claim, or share is held: has interests overseas. c. A person or group of persons holding such a right, claim, or share: a petroleum interest. 4. Involvement with or participation in something: She has an interest in the quality of her education. 5. a. A charge for a loan, usually a percentage of the amount loaned. b. An excess or bonus beyond what is expected or due. 6. a. An interest group. b. The particular cause supported by an interest group. tr.v. in·ter·est·ed, in·ter·est·ing, in·ter·ests Idiom: 1. To arouse the curiosity or hold the attention of: Your opinions interest me. 2. To cause to become involved or concerned with: tried to interest her in taking a walk. 3. Obsolete To concern or affect. in the interest/interests of To the advantage of; for the sake of: thinking in the interest of the whole family; ate breakfast on the train in the interest of time. [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.] |
interest
Noun
1. curiosity or concern about something or someone
2. the power of causing this: to have great interest
3. something in which one is interested; a hobby or pursuit
4. (often pl) advantage: in one's own interests
5. money paid for the use of credit or borrowed money: she borrowed money at 25 per cent interest
6. (often pl) a right, share, or claim, esp. in a business or property
7. (often pl) a group of people with common aims: foreign interests
Verb
1. to arouse the curiosity or concern of
2. to cause to become interested or involved in something [Latin: it concerns]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  interest - a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music"enthusiasm - a lively interest; "enthusiasm for his program is growing" concern - something that interests you because it is important or affects you; "the safety of the ship is the captain's concern" |
| 2. |  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"behalf - for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf" | |
| 3. | interest - 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" charisma, personal appeal, personal magnetism - a personal attractiveness or interestingness that enables you to influence others power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" newsworthiness, news - the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins; "the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial"; "he is no longer news in the fashion world" topicality - the attribute of being of interest at the present time; "the library had to discard books that had lost their topicality" vividness, color, colour - interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness" shrillness - the quality of being sharp or harsh to the senses; "the shrillness of her hair color" | |
| 4. | interest - a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs - a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) compound interest - interest calculated on both the principal and the accrued interest simple interest - interest paid on the principal alone | |
| 5. | interest - (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" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" share, percentage, portion, part - assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group; "he wanted his share in cash" grubstake - funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits controlling interest - ownership of more than 50% of a corporation's voting shares insurable interest - an interest in a person or thing that will support the issuance of an insurance policy; an interest in the survival of the insured or in the preservation of the thing that is insured vested interest - (law) an interest in which there is a fixed right to present or future enjoyment and that can be conveyed to another security interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation terminable interest - an interest in property that terminates under specific conditions undivided interest, undivided right - the interest in property owned by tenants whereby each tenant has an equal right to enjoy the entire property fee - an interest in land capable of being inherited equity - the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation reversion - (law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee) right - (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing; "mineral rights"; "film rights" | |
| 6. |  interest - (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one social group - people sharing some social relation special interest - an individual or group who are concerned with some particular part of the economy and who try to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor vested interest - groups that seek to control a social system or activity from which they derive private benefit | |
| 7. |  interest - 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"diversion, recreation - an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" | |
| Verb | 1. | interest - excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of engage, engross, occupy, absorb - consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely" arouse, elicit, evoke, provoke, enkindle, kindle, fire, raise - call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" |
| 2. | interest - be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" | |
| 3. | interest - be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" |
interest
noun 1. importance, concern, significance, moment, note, weight, import, consequence, substance, relevance, momentousness << OPPOSITE insignificance
noun 2. attention, regard, curiosity, notice, suspicion, scrutiny, heed, absorption, attentiveness, inquisitiveness, engrossment << OPPOSITE disregard
noun 3. (often plural) hobby, activity, pursuit, entertainment, relaxation, recreation, amusement, preoccupation, diversion, pastime, leisure activity
noun 6. stake, investment
verb 7. arouse your curiosity, engage, appeal to, fascinate, move, involve, touch, affect, attract, grip, entertain, absorb, intrigue, amuse, divert, rivet, captivate, catch your eye, hold the attention of, engross << OPPOSITE bore
verb 8. (with in) sell, persuade to buy >> in the interest(s) of for the sake of, on behalf of, on the part of, to the advantage of
Translations
interest [ˈɪntrɪst] n → intérêt m;
(Comm) (= stake, share); participation f, intérêts mpl
vt → intéresser;
British interests in the Middle East → les intérêts britanniques au Moyen-Orient;
interest [ˈɪntrɪst] n → Interesse nt;
(Comm) (in company) → Anteil m;
(000) (sum of money) → Zinsen pl
vt → interessieren;
compound interest → Zinseszins m;
British interests in the Middle East → britische Interessen im Nahen Osten;
his main interest is ... → er interessiert sich hauptsächlich für ...
interest [ˈɪntrɪst] n → interesse m;
(COMM) (= stake, share); interessi mpl
vt → interessare;
business interests → attività fpl commerciali;
n interest [ˈintrəst, (American ) ˈintərist]
1 curiosity; attention That newspaper story is bound to arouse interest. belangstelling إهْتِمام интерес pozornost interesse das Interesse ενδιαφέρον, προσοχή interés huvi توجه mielenkiinto intérêt עִנייָן रस interes érdeklődés minat áhugi interesse 興味 흥미 susidomėjimas interese minat belangstelling interesse zainteresowanie interesse interes интерес záujem, pozornosť zanimanje interesovanje intresse ความสนใจ 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 zájem interesse das Interesse ενδιαφέρον interés huviala علاقه harrastus chose qui intéresse (qqn) הִתעַניינוּת रुचि zanimanje érdeklődés, hobbi kegiatan áhugamál interesse 関心事 관심사 pomėgis aizraušanās aktiviti interesse interesse zainteresowanie 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 úrok(ový) rente; rente- die Zinsen (pl.); Zins-... τόκος interés laenuprotsent بهره korko intérêt ריבית हित korist, kamate érdek bunga vextir interesse 利息 이자 palūkanos procentu likme bunga rente rente(r) procent juro (ссудный) 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 podíl andel der Anteil μερίδιο participación kaasosa سهم osuus participation עִנייָן ब्याज pravo na udio kamat saham hlutur, hlutabréf (partecipazione agli utili) 株 주(株) dalis (īpašuma) daļa; līdzdalība saham aandeel andel, rettighet udział 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 kruhy interessegruppe Kreise(pl.) (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 이해 관계자 suinteresuotų asmenų/organizacijų ratas intereses; labums kelompok niaga groep van belanghebbenden forretningsverden/-interesser koła, sfery sociedade (grup de) interese заинтересованные круги záujmová skupina interesi interes intressent, intresserad krets ผลประโยชน์ birlik 行業 група осіб, що мають спільні інтереси باہم مفادات hiệp hội 行业
v
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 zajímat interessere interessieren ενδιαφέρω interesar 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 관심을 갖게 하다 dominti interesēt menarik perhatian interesseren interessere (seg for), være interessert i interesować interessar a interesa интересовать zaujímať zanimati interesovati intressera ทำให้สนใจ ilgilendirmek, merakını uyandırmak 引起注意 цікавити دلچسپی پیدا کرنا làm cho ai quan tâm 引起注意
2 (within) to persuade to do, buy etc Can I interest you in (buying) this dictionary? interesseer يُقْنِع أن يَشْتَري заинтересовам vzbudit zájem gøre interesseret i gewinnen κινώ το ενδιαφέρον, πείθω κπ. να κάνει κτ. interesar huvi äratama علاقمند کردن saada kiinnostumaan intéresser (à) 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 ...에 참여시키다 įkalbėti ieinteresēt memujuk interesse kweken interessere for, gjøre interessert i zainteresować interessar a convinge заинтересовать vzbudiť záujem zbuditi zanimanje zainteresovati göra intresserad, väcka intresse ทำให้เกี่ยวข้อง ilgisini çekmek 使參與 зацікавити راضی کرنا thuyết phục 使参与
adj interested
1 (often within) 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 mít zájem interesseret interessiert είμαι περίεργος, ενδιαφέρομαι να μάθω interesado (en) huvitatud کنجکاو؛ علاقمند kiinnostunut intéressé (par) מִתעַנייֵן בְּ- रुचि रखने वाला interesantan érdeklődő; érdekli; nem érdekli tertarik áhugasamur interessato 興味のある 흥미를 가진 besidomintis, susidomėjęs ieinteresēts berminat gea anteresseerd, benieuwd interessert, opptatt av zainteresowany 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 within) willing, or wanting, to do, buy etc Are you interested in (buying) a second-hand car? stel belang مُسْتَعِد أن يَشْتَري интерес mít zájem interesseret interessiert ενδιαφερόμενος, πρόθυμος για κτ. interesado (en) huvitatud علاقمند kiinnostunut intéressé (par) מְעוּנייֵן בְּ- दिलचस्पी लेने वाला zainteresiran érdekelt ingin sem hefur áhuga á e-u interessato ～したい 관심이 있는 suinteresuotas ieinteresēts ingin geaanteresseerd interessert i zainteresowany interessado interesat (de) интересующийся, заинтересованный mať záujem zainteresiran zainteresovan intresserad ซึ่งสนใจ ilgilenme 有興趣的 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 zainteresovaný interesseret beteiligt ενδιαφερόμενος interesado 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 이해 관계가 있는 suinteresuotas ieinteresēts berkepentingan belanghebbend interessert, deltakende zainteresowany interessado interesat заинтересованный zainteresovaný udeležen zainteresovan intresserad, inblandad, berörd ซึ่งมีผลประโยชน์ ilgili, alâkalı 有利害關系的 зацікавлений وابستہ liên quan đến 有利害关系的
adj interesting
an interesting book. interessante مُهِم/ مُمْتِع интерсен zajímavý interessant interessant ενδιαφέρων interesante huvitav جالب توجه kiinnostava intéressant מְעַנייֵן रोचक zanimljiv érdekes menarik áhugaverður interessante 興味深い 흥미로운 įdomus interesants menarik interessant interessant interesujący interessante интересный zaujímavý zanimiv zanimljiv intressant น่าสนใจ ilginç 有趣味的 цікавий دلچسپ thú vị 有趣味的
adv interestingly
interessant بِصورَة مُثيرة للإهْتِمام интересно zajímavě interessant nok interessant 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 흥미롭게 įdomiai interesanti dengan menarik op een interessante manier, interessant genoeg interessant co interesujące, ku ogólnemu zaskoczeniu interessante interesant интересно zaujímavo zanimivo zanimljivo på ett intressant sätt น่าทึ่ง ilginç bir şekilde; işin ilginç yanı 有趣味地 цікаво دلچسپ انداز میں một cách thú vị 有趣味地
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 ve vlastním zájmu i ens egen interesse im eigenen Interesse προς το συμφέρον μου en su propio interés/beneficio enese huvides به نفع کسی بودن omien etujen mukaista 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 자신을 위하여 savo paties labui kāda interesēs/labā keinginan in zijn (eigen) belang i egen interesse we własnym interesie de alguém no interesse în interesul său в ваших же интересах vo vlastnom záujme v lastno korist u nečijem interesu i ens [] intresse ควรที่จะสนใจ (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 v zájmu af hensyn til im Interesse (για) χάρη, προς το συμφέρον en el interés de tõttu به خاطر takia 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 no interesse de pentru/în numele в интересах чего-л. v záujme v korist za dobro i [] intresse, till (för) [] bästa อยู่ในความสนใจ 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 ztratit zájem miste interesse das Interesse verlieren χάνω το ενδιαφέρον μου perder el interés huvi kaotama کم علاقه شدن نسبت به menettää kiinnostuksensa 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 perder o interesse a nu mai fi interesat de потерять интерес stratiť záujem izgubiti zanimanje izgubiti interesovanje tappa intresset ไม่สนใจ ilgisini yitirmek 不再感興趣 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 zajímat se være interesseret interessiert sein ενδιαφέρομαι interesarse huvitatud olema علاقمند بودن olla kiinnostunut s'intéresser (à) מִתעַנייֵן कुतूहल से zanimati se érdeklődik (vmi) iránt tertarik hafa áhuga á interessarsi ～に興味をもつ 흥미를 가지다 domėtis būt ieinteresētam berminat belang stellen in interessere seg for interesować się 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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