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

This late-season second signing could be used to sign a veteran free agent, sign a developmental player the Heat is interested in adding to its program or convert one of its two-way contract players to a standard deal. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025

Several countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe face similar operational challenges and are increasingly interested in rapid breaching technologies. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025

His daughters weren’t very interested in football, but his son followed in his footsteps. —Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025

And though Swift has likely not had time to plan much, what with her new album and her fiancé Travis Kelce still in the middle of his NFL season with the Kansas City Chiefs, that doesn’t mean people are less interested. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2025

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