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interested

in·te·res·ted

UK/ˈɪnt.ə.ɹɪs.tɪd/ US/ˈɪn.tɹɪs.tɪd/ very common

adjective

1.

having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern

  • “an interested audience”
  • “interested in sports”
  • “was interested to hear about her family”
  • “interested in knowing who was on the telephone”
  • “interested spectators”
2.

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

  • “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”
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Phrases

  • disinterested → disinterestedly
  • I'm not interested
  • uninterested → uninterestedly

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