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in·ter·est·ed  (ntr-std, -tr--std, -t-rstd)
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.

inter·est·ed·ly adv.
inter·est·ed·ness n.

interested [ˈɪntrɪstɪd -tərɪs-]
adj
1. showing or having interest
2. (usually prenominal) personally involved or implicated the interested parties met to discuss the business
interestedly  adv
interestedness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"
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"

interested
adjective
2. involved, concerned, affected, prejudiced, biased, partial, partisan, implicated, predisposed All the interested parties finally agreed to the idea.
Translations
interested [ˈɪntrɪstɪd] ADJinteresado
she seems very interestedparece muy interesada
anyone interested should apply in writing tocualquier 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 interestedvoy a la cafetería, si alguien se quiere apuntar
to be interested in sth he's interested in buying a carestá interesado en comprar un coche
I'm not interested in footballno 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/sbinteresarse por algn/algo
to get sb interested in sthhacer que algn se interese por algo
I tried to get him interested in operaintenté hacer que se interesase por la ópera
I soon got her interested in my ideapronto conseguí tenerla interesada en mi idea, pronto conseguí que se interesase por mi idea
the interested partyla parte interesada
she was interested to see what he would dotenía curiosidad por ver qué es lo que haría
I'd be interested to know the outcomeme interesaría saber el resultado

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 intérêt
interest group ngroupe m d'intérêt

interested
adj
interessiert (→ in an +dat); I’m not interesteddas interessiert mich nicht; … and I’m not even interested either… und es interessiert mich auch gar nicht; to be interested in somebody/somethingsich 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 salesdie 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 dosie war gespannt, was er wohl tun würde; I was interested to hear thates 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 partyer ist befangen, er ist daran beteiligt

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
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

interested مهتم mít zájem 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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Levin sat down to wait till the professor should go, but he soon began to get interested in the subject under discussion.
I know that you are interested and that you believe, and I know that the world, too, is interested, though they will not believe for many years; yes, for many ages, since they cannot understand.
You act as though you might be vitally interested in it.
 
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