adjective
1. having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern (Freq. 25)
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an interested audience
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interested in sports
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was interested to hear about her family
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interested in knowing who was on the telephone
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interested spectators
• Ant: ↑uninterested
• Similar to: ↑curious
• Derivationally related forms: ↑interestedness
2. involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in (Freq. 1)
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a memorandum to those concerned
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an enterprise in which three men are concerned
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factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics
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the interested parties met to discuss the business
• Syn: ↑concerned
• Similar to: ↑involved
Useful english dictionary. 2012.