interested

[ in-ter-uh-stid, -truh-stid, -tuh-res-tid ]

adjective

1. having an interest in something; concerned:

   Interested members will meet at noon.

2. having the attention or curiosity engaged:

   an interested spectator.

3. characterized by a feeling of interest.
4. influenced by personal or selfish motives:

   an interested witness.

5. participating; having an interest or share; having money involved.

interested

/ -tərɪs-; ˈɪntrɪstɪd /

adjective

1. showing or having interest
2. usually prenominal personally involved or implicated

   the interested parties met to discuss the business

Derived Forms

• ˈinterestedly, adverb
• ˈinterestedness, noun

Other Words From

• inter·est·ed·ly adverb
• inter·est·ed·ness noun
• over·inter·est·ed adjective
• over·inter·est·ed·ly adverb
• over·inter·est·ed·ness noun
• quasi-inter·est·ed adjective
• quasi-inter·est·ed·ly adverb
• well-inter·est·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of interested¹

First recorded in 1655–65; interest ( def ) + -ed ²( def ) or -ed ³( def )

Example Sentences

At a recent book club meeting, her fellow group members were willing to let her vent about politics for five minutes, but they weren’t interested in discussing ways they could counteract the incoming president.

From Los Angeles Times

“Still in need of a ‘classical’-type composer,” Coppola approached the American maestro John Adams, “who was kind and receptive but not really interested in composing new music for me.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We are primarily interested in the scientific question of the dynamics and deposition of Champati slide: how it flows, where it goes, how far, and with what force," said author Shiva Pudasaini from Kathmandu.

From Science Daily

"We'll check out their social media and things. We need people who are interested in stopping fox hunting, not people who want to come out and fight," he said.

From BBC

Ecologists working with seabirds have long been interested in what regulates the size of such colonies.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• absorbed
• attentive
• engrossed
• excited
• implicated
• involved
• keen
• obsessed
• responsive
• sympathetic