interested

adjective

in·​ter·​est·​ed ˈin-t(ə-)rə-stəd  ˈin-tə-ˌre- 

ˈin-ˌtre-;

ˈin-tər-

1

: having the attention engaged

interested listeners

2

: being affected or involved

interested parties

interestedly adverb

Examples of interested in a Sentence

The listeners were all greatly interested in the lecture.

students who are interested in archaeology

I'd be interested to learn more about his background.

I'm interested to hear what you have to say.

I was very interested to learn that she had once lived in California.

I asked him if he wanted to play tennis, but he said he wasn't interested.

The plan will have to be approved by all interested parties.

Recent Examples on the Web

Someone is interested in preserving the mansion and developing the site, according to Gray. —Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024

Image Redwood ultimately decided that Kendi wasn’t interested in building consensus around a shared mission. —Rachel Poser January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 4 June 2024

This method could ensure that students who are interested in the subject matter will have the option to take the class and would reduce the complication of integrating a new mandatory course in student schedules. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024

Kretschmer, who’s now a postdoctoral researcher at the Simons Institute, was initially interested in the problem for reasons that had nothing to do with bit commitment. —Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 3 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

interested

adjective

in·​ter·​est·​ed

: having a recognizable interest in a matter compare interest sense 2