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Webster 1913 Edition
Interested
1.
Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion excited;
as, an
. interested
listener2.
Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced;
as, an
. interested
witness; an interested
partyWebster 1828 Edition
Interested
IN'TERESTED
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1.
Affected; moved; having the passions excited; as one interested by a story.2.
Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected; as an interested witness.Definition 2024
interested
interested
English
Adjective
interested (comparative more interested, superlative most interested)
- Having or showing interest.
- I'm very interested in going to see that play.
- (now rare) Motivated by considerations of self-interest; self-serving.
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- they impressed my youthful mind with a sincere aversion to the northern inhabitants of Britain, as a people bloodthirsty in time of war, treacherous during truce, interested, selfish, avaricious, and tricky in the business of peaceful life, and having few good qualities [...].
- 1817, Walter Scott, Rob Roy:
- Owning a share of a company.
Translations
having or showing interest
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Verb
interested
- simple past tense and past participle of interest