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

Kauffman said people are interested in knowing whether the developer would be interested in naming the streets after cars and car racers from those days. —Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026

Melania reportedly wasn’t interested in pretending otherwise. —Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026

Our team is interested in finding out if dolphins also copy whistles of others who aren’t present, potentially talking about them. —Laela Sayigh, The Conversation, 23 Mar. 2026

What interested us was to depict human beings in a situation where internal conflicts are made even more pressing and important by a foreign power. —Kevin Giraud, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for interested

• disinterested
• uninterested

Legal Definition

interested

adjective

in·​ter·​est·​ed

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