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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older
     form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See
     Interest, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Or rather, gracious sir,
              Create me to this glory, since my cause
              Doth interest this fair quarrel.      --Ford.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The mystical communion of all faithful men is such
              as maketh every one to be interested in those
              precious blessings which any one of them receiveth
              at God's hands.                       --Hooker.
  
     Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;
          hold.
          [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Interested \In"ter*est*ed\ ([i^]n"t[~e]r*[e^]st*[e^]d), a. [See
     Interest, v. t.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion
        excited; as, an interested listener.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in
        consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an
        interested witness; an interested party.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Interested \In"ter*est*ed\, a. [See Interest, v. t.]
     1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion
        excited; as, an interested listener.
  
     2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in
        consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an
        interested witness.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Interested; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Interesting.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older
     form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See
     Interest, n.]
     1. 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.
  
              To love our native country . . . to be interested in
              its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.
  
              A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;
        to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]
  
              Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory,
              since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel.
                                                    --Ford.
  
     3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]
  
              The mystical communion of all faithful men is such
              as maketh every one to be interested in those
              precious blessings which any one of them receiveth
              at God's hands.                       --Hooker.
  
     Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;
          hold.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  interested
       adj 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" [ant: uninterested]
       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" [syn: concerned]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     Αγγλικά a.
     που ενδιαφέρομαι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     a.
     1 Having or showing (l en interest id=heightened attention as
  curiosity) (attention or curiosity).
     2 (lb en less common) Having an (l en interest id=any stake held by
  any type of stakeholder) (stake); being a (l en stakeholder); motivated
  by considerations of (l en self-interest); self-serving.
     vb.
     (infl of en interest  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     a.
     1 Having or showing (l en interest id=heightened attention as
  curiosity) (attention or curiosity).
     2 (lb en less common) Having an (l en interest id=any stake held by
  any type of stakeholder) (stake); being a (l en stakeholder); motivated
  by considerations of (l en self-interest); self-serving.
     vb.
     (infl of en interest  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     a.
     1 Having or showing (l en interest id=heightened attention as
  curiosity) (attention or curiosity).
     2 (lb en less common) Having an (l en interest id=any stake held by
  any type of stakeholder) (stake); being a (l en stakeholder); motivated
  by considerations of (l en self-interest); self-serving.
     vb.
     (infl of en interest  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     a.
     1 Having or showing (l en interest id=heightened attention as
  curiosity) (attention or curiosity).
     2 (lb en less common) Having an (l en interest id=any stake held by
  any type of stakeholder) (stake); being a (l en stakeholder); motivated
  by considerations of (l en self-interest); self-serving.
     vb.
     (infl of en interest  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     Englanti a.
     ''~ in'' kiinnostunut jstk
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm i nterest ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  interested
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en interest ordform=perfpart), intresserad
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb interest)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/
  geïnteresseerd

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/
  مهتمّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  interested //ˈɪntəɹɛstəd// //ˈɪntəɹɛstɪd// //ˈɪntɹəstəd// //ˈɪntɹəstɪd// 
  заинтересован
  having or showing interest

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/ 
  zainteresovaný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/ 
  zaujatý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɛstɪd/
  interessiert
   see: interest, interesting
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɛstɪd/
  interessiert 
           Note: an
   see: have wide interests
  
           Note: in

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/
  
  ενδιαφερόμενος

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  interested //ˈɪntəɹɛstəd// //ˈɪntəɹɛstɪd// //ˈɪntɹəstəd// //ˈɪntɹəstɪd// 
  kiinnostunut
  having or showing interest

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/ 
  1. रुचि~रखनेवाला
        "The interested people can join the group.."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/
  zainteresiran, zainteresirane, zainteresiranih, zainteresirano, zanimalo

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  interested /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/
  érdekelt

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  interested //ˈɪntəɹɛstəd// //ˈɪntəɹɛstɪd// //ˈɪntɹəstəd// //ˈɪntɹəstɪd// 
  tertarik
  having or showing interest

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  interested /ıntrıstıd/ 
  suinteresuotas, susidomėjęs

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  interested /intrəstid/
  belangstellend, geïnteresseerd

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  interested //ˈɪntəɹɛstəd// //ˈɪntəɹɛstɪd// //ˈɪntɹəstəd// //ˈɪntɹəstɪd// 
  interessert
  having or showing interest

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɪntɝəstəd/, /ˈɪntɝɪstɪd/, /ˈɪntɹəstɪd/, /ˈɪntɹɪstɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  79 Moby Thesaurus words for "interested":
     a party to, absorbed, affected, agape, agog, all agog, antiblack,
     attracted, biased, burning with curiosity, cathectic, chauvinistic,
     colored, concerned, consumed with curiosity, curious,
     denominational, doctrinaire, dogmatic, drawn to, engaged,
     engrossed, enthusiastic, excited, factional, fascinated, ghoulish,
     gossipy, implicated, included, influenced, inquiring, inquisitive,
     involved, involved in, itchy, jaundiced, keen on, know-nothing,
     morbid, morbidly curious, nonobjective, one-sided, open-eyed,
     openmouthed, opinionated, overcurious, partial, partisan, party,
     passionate, piqued, predisposed, prejudiced, prejudicial,
     prepossessed, prurient, quizzical, racist, scopophiliac, sectarian,
     sectary, sectional, sexist, supercurious, superpatriotic, swayed,
     tantalized, tickled, titillated, turned-on, twisted,
     ultranationalist, undetached, undispassionate, unneutral,
     voyeuristic, warped, xenophobic
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 感兴趣的;
  v. 使...感兴趣;
  vbl. 使...感兴趣;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 感兴趣的

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