1. curious, fascinated; concerned, involved; having a share or stake in something; motivated by self-interest. interested\in"ter*est*ed\ , a. [see:
interest, v. t.].
2. having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener.
3. having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness.interested adj.
4. 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" [ant: uninterested].
5. 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" [syn: concerned].
6. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited; as, an interested listener.
7. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness. 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".
8. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work.
9. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; often used impersonally.
10. To cause or permit to share.
11. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern.
12. Participation in advantage, profit, and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the stocks.
13. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a selfish benefit; profit; benefit.
14. Premium paid for the use of money, usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.
15. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent for what is given or rendered.
16. The persons interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the cotton interest. the power of attracting or holding one's interest ; "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of.
17. 1. If you are interested in something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it. I thought she might be interested in Paula's proposal I'd be interested to meet her.
18. An interested party or group of people is affected by or involved in a particular event or situation. All the interested parties eventually agreed to the idea. see also:
self-interested.
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