"interested" meaning in English

See interested in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ Audio: en-us-interested.ogg [US], en-us-interested-2.ogg [US] Forms: interested [positive], more interested [comparative], most interested [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you are interested in something, you want to pay attention to or be involved with something.
    Sense id: simple-interested-en-adj-qaQQ4LOU

Verb

IPA: /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ Audio: en-us-interested.ogg [US], en-us-interested-2.ogg [US] Forms: interest [canonical], interests [third-person, singular], interested [past], interested [past, participle], interesting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|interest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of interest.
    Sense id: simple-interested-en-verb-PohODm6T
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