interested

/หˆษชntษ™ษนษ›stษ™d/

IPA: /IH1 N T R AH0 S T AH0 D/

verb
  1. 1

    To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.

    โ€œAction films don't really interest me.โ€

  2. 2

    To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.

  3. 3

    To cause or permit to share.

adjective
  1. 1

    Having or showing interest.

    โ€œI'm very interested in going to see that play.โ€

  2. 2

    Motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.

  3. 3

    Owning a share of a company.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interest, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/interested