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interested

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tɹɪs.tɪd/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.tɪd/
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈɪn.tɹəs.tɪd/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈɪnt.əˌɹɛs.təd/ US, weak vowel merger
  • /ˈɪn.tɹəs.təd/ US, weak vowel merger
  • Australian: /ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/
  • Australian: /ˈɪn.tɹɪs.tɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH1 N T R AH0 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH1 N T R IH0 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: IH1 N T ER0 AH0 S T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 4: IH1 N T ER0 IH0 S T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having or showing interest (attention or curiosity).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm very interested in going to see that play.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: engaged, engrossed, fascinated, absorbed, bewitched, captivated, enchanted, enthralled, entranced, hypnotized, interested, mesmerized, rapt, spellbound, transfixed

Antonyms: indifferent, uninterested, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated, gallionic, halfhearted, heartless, impassive, ineffervescible, insouciant, insensible, jaded, languid, languorous, Laodicean, lethargic, listless, lackadaisical, lotophagous, lukewarm, meh, mopey, nonchalant, nonplussed, otiose, phlegmatic, pococurante, spiritless, supine, tepid, torpid, torpedinous, unaroused, uncaring, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unimpressible, unlively, unmoved, untouched, unzealous, world-weary

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Examples

  • all interested parties [≈ all stakeholders]

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: egocentric, self-centered, solipsistic, egoistical, every man for himself, idiocentric, individualistic, interested, porkish, reptilian, selfish, selflike, selfsome, self-absorbed, self-interested, self-minded, self-seeking, self-serving

Antonyms: disinterested, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having an interest (stake); being a stakeholder; motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

Owning a share of a company; being a shareholder.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: egocentric, self-centered, solipsistic, egoistical, every man for himself, idiocentric, individualistic, interested, porkish, reptilian, selfish, selflike, selfsome, self-absorbed, self-interested, self-minded, self-seeking, self-serving

Antonyms: disinterested, candid, cold, clinical, detached, egal, equal, equitable, evenhanded, fairhanded, fair-minded, dispassionate, impartial, imprejudicate, indifferent, indistinguishing, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartial, nonpartisan, nonpersonal, objective, unbiased, unbigoted, uninterested, unpartial, unpartisan, unprejudiced, unprepossessed

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of interest

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective

Meaning 5

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an interested audience
  • interested in sports
  • was interested to hear about her family
  • interested in knowing who was on the telephone
  • interested spectators

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uninterested

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a memorandum to those concerned
  • an enterprise in which three men are concerned
  • factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics
  • the interested parties met to discuss the business

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concerned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُهْتَمّ (muhtamm) — having or showing interest
  • Bulgarian: заинтересован (zainteresovan) — having or showing interest
  • Catalan: interessat — having or showing interest
  • Czech: zainteresovaný — having or showing interest
  • Danish: interesseret — having or showing interest
  • Dutch: geïnteresseerd — having or showing interest
  • Dutch: geïnteresseerde — having or showing interest
  • Faroese: áhugaður — having or showing interest
  • Finnish: kiinnostunut — having or showing interest
  • French: intéressé — having or showing interest
  • Galician: interesado — having or showing interest
  • Georgian: დაინტერესებული (dainṭeresebuli) — having or showing interest
  • German: interessiert — having or showing interest
  • Greek: ενδιαφερόμενος (endiaferómenos) — having or showing interest
  • Hungarian: érdekel — having or showing interest
  • Hungarian: érdekli — having or showing interest
  • Hungarian: érdeklődő — having or showing interest
  • Icelandic: áhugasamur — having or showing interest
  • Indonesian: tertarik — having or showing interest
  • Irish: spéis a bheith agat i — having or showing interest
  • Italian: interessato — having or showing interest
  • Macedonian: заинтересиран (zainteresiran) — having or showing interest
  • Norman: întérêssi — having or showing interest
  • Norman: întéthêssant — having or showing interest
  • Norwegian: interessert — having or showing interest
  • Polish: zainteresowany — having or showing interest
  • Portuguese: interessado — having or showing interest
  • Romanian: interesat — having or showing interest
  • Russian: заинтересо́ванный (zainteresóvannyj) — having or showing interest
  • Slovene: zainteresiran — having or showing interest
  • Lower Sorbian: zajmowaś se za — having or showing interest
  • Spanish: interesado — having or showing interest
  • Ukrainian: зацікавлений (zacikavlenyj) — having or showing interest
  • Chinese Mandarin: 持股 (chígǔ) — owning a share
  • Dutch: belanghebbend — owning a share
  • Irish: leasmhar — owning a share
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