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

• Czech: zainteresovaný (cs)
• Danish: interesseret (da)
• Dutch: geïnteresseerd (nl), geïnteresseerde (nl)
• Faroese: áhugaður (fo)
• Finnish: kiinnostunut (fi)
• French: intéressé (fr) m, intéressée (fr) f
• German: interessiert (de)
• Greek: ενδιαφερόμενος (el) (endiaferómenos)
• Icelandic: áhugasamur (is)

• Italian: interessato (it) m, interessata (it) f
• Jèrriais: întérêssi, întéthêssant
• Norwegian: interessert (no)
• Polish: zainteresowany (pl)
• Portuguese: interessado (pt)
• Romanian: interesat (ro) m
• Russian: заинтересованный (ru) (zainteresóvannyj)
• Slovene: zainteresiran (sl)
• Spanish: interesado (es)

owning a share

• Dutch: belanghebbend (nl)

• Irish: leasmhar (ga)

See also

• disinterested
• uninterested

Verb

interested

1. simple past tense and past participle of interest