interested - Ondict

interested
in‧terest‧ed S1 W2 /ˈɪntrəstəd, ˈɪntrɪstəd/

adjective

Word Family: adverb: interestingly, disinterestedly; adjective: interested ≠ disinterested ≠ uninterested, interesting ≠ UNINTERESTING; verb: interest; noun: interest ≠ disinterest

1. giving a lot of attention to something because you want to find out more about it or because you enjoy it
   OPP uninterested, bored
    interested in

I’ve always been interested in music.

All she’s interested in is clothes.

I wasn’t sure if he was really interested or if he was just being polite.
interested to hear/know/see etc

I’d be very interested to hear your opinion.
2. if you are interested in doing or having something, you want to do it or have it:

I’ve got a spare ticket for the opera, if you’re interested.
interested in (doing) something

Sheila’s interested in starting her own business.

Would you be interested in a second-hand car?
3. interested party/group a person or group that is directly or personally concerned with a situation and is likely to be affected by its results
OPP disinterested:

All interested parties are invited to attend the meeting.
—interestedly adverb

THESAURUS

   ▪ interested [not usually before noun] giving your attention to something because you want to know more about it or you enjoy it: Recently I've got very interested in photography.
   ▪ fascinated [not usually before noun] very interested by something you see, read, or hear about: She watched, fascinated, as the bird came closer until she could almost touch it. | The more I read about the place, the more fascinated I became.
   ▪ curious wanting to find out more information about something: Small children are naturally curious. | I was curious to find out the reasons for his sudden departure.
   ▪ intrigued [not before noun] interested in something because it seems strange or mysterious: He was intrigued by her story.
   ▪ be into something informal used when talking about the kind of things you are interested in and enjoy doing: Are you into classical music? | I got into (=became interested in) yoga when I was at college.
■ so interested that you give something all your attention
   ▪ absorbed/engrossed in something [not before noun] very interested in something, so that you give it all your attention and do not notice anything else: Jane was lying on the sofa engrossed in a novel. | She was so absorbed in her own thoughts that she didn't hear me call.
   ▪ gripped/riveted [not before noun] very interested, especially in a story you are reading, a film you are watching etc, so that you are eager to find out what happens next: It was a brilliant book and I was gripped from beginning to end. | I was so riveted by the film that I forgot the time.
   ▪ enthralled written very interested and enjoying something very much, so that you want to see or hear more: From the opening line of the play, the audience was completely enthralled.
   ▪ spellbound [not before noun] written extremely interested in something very strange or wonderful, so that you are unable to move or think of anything else: He could hold audiences spellbound with the power of his voice. | They all listened, spellbound.
   ▪ rapt formal showing by your expression that you are very interested in something and are giving all your attention to it: He spoke before a rapt audience. | The congregation listened with rapt attention.
   ▪ be all ears informal to be extremely interested in what someone is telling you: Tell me exactly what happened. I'm all ears.
■ not interested
   ▪ not interested not wanting to know about something or give it your attention: I just wasn't at all interested in science at school.
   ▪ uninterested not interested in wanting to know about something, especially something you are told: When I tried to tell her about my holiday, she seemed completely uninterested.
   ▪ apathetic not interested in a particular problem or situation, so that you are not willing to make an effort to change and improve things: Voters have become increasingly apathetic.
   ▪ indifferent having no interest in someone or something, and often not caring about them: Sometimes the government seems indifferent to the problems of the poor.
   ▪ somebody couldn't care less spoken used when saying that someone does not care at all about something and is not interested in it: I couldn't care less what other people think.