interested

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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

interested

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past tense and past participle of interest entry 2

Examples of interested in a Sentence

Adjective

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

Adjective

While preparing the Giants for their season opener against Dallas, Harbaugh was not interested in discussing the details of why his former team passed on Kaepernick. — Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

The bear takes a look back before wandering into the woods and doesn’t seem interested in the alligator either. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Why are mathematicians so interested in hanging paintings in complex and terrible ways? — Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

Some agents appeared interested in concealing their activity from people managing the website. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

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