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

The team partnered with a Boys and Girls Club in Chicago to bring interested middle schoolers into a 14-week applied science program.

From Science Daily

Ecofascism may sound appealing, at least on a superficial level, for people who are sincerely interested in protecting the planet.

From Salon

To compound matters, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael have insisted that they are not interested in sharing power with Sinn Féin because of fundamental policy differences on a range of issues.

From BBC

Was “Sweethearts” grappling with that question something that interested you?

From Salon

Alanis is interested in these mystic “slippery slope” moments, these big-ticket human crises that feel apocalyptic yet idiotic.

From Salon

Related Words

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