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- Dictionaryinterest/ˈɪntrɪst/
noun
- 1. the feeling of wanting to know or learn about something or someone: "she looked about her with interest" Similar Opposite
- 2. money paid regularly at a particular rate for the use of money lent, or for delaying the repayment of a debt: "the monthly rate of interest" Similar
verb
- 1. excite the curiosity or attention of (someone): "I thought the book might interest Eliot" Similar Opposite
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INTEREST definition: 1. the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and…. Learn more.
1. a. : a feeling that accompanies or causes special attention to something or someone : concern. b. : something or someone that arouses such attention. c. : a quality in a thing or person arousing interest. 2. : advantage, benefit.
Interest definition: the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something. See examples of INTEREST used in a sentence.
Interest is extra money that you receive if you have invested a sum of money. Interest is also the extra money that you pay if you have borrowed money or are buying something on credit.
Definition of interest noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
INTEREST definition: 1. the feeling of wanting to give attention to something or discover more about it: 2. something…. Learn more.
Interest is used most often to describe something you like, enjoy or think useful. You might have an interest in African literature, or you might follow the news with interest. Although interest is used mainly to describe anything that is, well, interesting, it also is used in specific legal contexts. If you have an interest in a company, it ...
interest. verb. /ˈɪntrəst/, /ˈɪntrest/ Verb Forms. Phrasal Verbs. to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to something. interest somebody Politics doesn't interest me. The museum has something to interest everyone, young and old.
interest. noun. /ˈɪntrəst/ , /ˈɪntrɛst/ wanting to know more. [singular, uncountable] interest (in somebody/something) the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about someone or something to feel/have/show/express (an) interest in something Do your parents take an interest in your friends?
n. 1. a. A state of curiosity or concern about or attention to something: an interest in sports. b. Something, such as a quality, subject, or activity, that evokes this mental state: counts the theater among his interests. 2. often interests Regard for one's own benefit or advantage; self-interest: It is in your best interest to cooperate.