- having an interest or share; concerned
- influenced by personal interest; biased or prejudiced
- feeling or showing interest or curiosity
These children are very interested in something in the grass.
- An example of interested is wanting to follow every minute of a television drama.
- An example of interested are the parties involved in a court case.
The definition of interested is the giving of attention to something or the people or things involved.
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interested
adjective
- Having or showing curiosity, fascination, or concern: I'm interested to hear about your family.
- Possessing a right, claim, or stake: an interested party in the estate. See Usage Note at disinterested.
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- in′ter·est·ed·ly
adverb
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Adjective
(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.
- Owning a share of a company.
Verb
- simple past tense and past participle of interest
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Sentence Examples
- Are you as interested in photography as we are?
- I am interested in hearing from publications who want me to review their books.
- An interested party is, for example, a resident or a business in the vicinity.
- The politicians son was not interested in politics.
- I would be interested to hear from possible relatives in the UK, US, or anywhere else.
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Words near interested in the dictionary
- interested
- interestedly
- interestedness
- interester