interested
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interested (comparative more interested, superlative most interested)
- Having or showing interest.
- I'm very interested in going to see that play.
- (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 [...].
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- Owning a share of a company.
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having or showing interest
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owning a share
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[edit] See also
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interested
- Simple past tense and past participle of interest.