interest
From Wiktionary
Contents |
[edit] English
| Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| story | deep | meet | #472: interest | brother | I've | longer |
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology
From Old French interesse and interest (French: intérêt) < Mediaeval Latin interesse < Latin interesse.
[edit] Noun
|
Singular |
Plural |
interest (plural interests)
- A great attention and concern from someone or something.
- The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.
- Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- A business or amorous link or involvement.
- I have business interests in South Africa.
[edit] Translations
great attention and concern from someone
|
|
the price of credit
|
attention that is given to or received from someone or something
|
business or amorous link or involvement
[edit] Translations to be checked
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
|
[edit] Verb
|
Infinitive |
Third person singular |
Simple past |
Past participle |
Present participle |
to interest (third-person singular simple present interests, present participle interesting, simple past and past participle interested)
- To attract attention or concern.
- It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach.
[edit] Translations
to attract attention or concern
|
|
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
Inflected form of interesse.
[edit] Verb
interest
- Active third-person singular indicative present form of interesse.
