interested

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɪntɹəstɪd/

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Adjective

interested (comparative more interested, superlative most interested)

1. Having or showing interest.

   I'm very interested in going to see that play.

2. (now rare) Motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.
   • 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:

     they impressed my youthful mind with a sincere aversion to the northern inhabitants of Britain, as a people bloodthirsty in time of war, treacherous during truce, interested, selfish, avaricious, and tricky in the business of peaceful life, and having few good qualities [...].

3. Owning a share of a company.

Translations

having or showing interest

Dutch: geïnteresseerd (nl), geïnteresseerde (nl) Finnish: kiinnostunut (fi) French: intéressé (fr) m., intéressée (fr) f. German: interessiert (de) Greek: ενδιαφερόμενος (el) (endiaferómenos) m., ενδιαφερόμενη (el) (endiaferómeni) f., ενδιαφερόμενο (el) (endiaferómeno) n.

Icelandic: áhugasamur (is) Italian: interessato (it) m., interessata (it) f. Polish: zainteresowany m. Portuguese: interessado (pt) Romanian: interesat (ro) m. Slovene: zainteresiran (sl) Spanish: interesado (es)

owning a share

Dutch: belanghebbend (nl)

See also

• disinterested
• uninterested

Verb

interested

1. Simple past tense and past participle of interest.