Meaning

11 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a credit transaction, calculated as a fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed.

    Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%.

    Zinsen

    проце́нтprocént

    відсо́токvidsótok, проце́нтprocént

    a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed

  2. (uncountable, usually)Any excess over and above an exact equivalent

  3. (uncountable, usually)A great attention and concern from someone or something; intellectual curiosity.

    He has a lot of interest in vintage cars.

    I have a lot of interest in doing online coding.

    Interesse

    интере́сinterés

    ціка́вістьcikávistʹ, інтере́сinterés

    a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

  4. (uncountable, usually)Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.

    интере́сinterés

    інтере́сinterés, заціка́вленістьzacikávlenistʹ, заціка́вленняzacikávlennja

  5. (in the plural, often, uncountable, usually)Advantage, welfare, or something that serves it.

  6. (countable, usually)An involvement, claim, right, share, stake in or link with a financial, business, or other undertaking or endeavor.

    When scientists and doctors write articles and when politicians run for office, they are required in many countries to declare any existing conflicts of interest (competing interests).

    I have business interests in South Africa.

    интере́сinterés

    інтере́сinterés

    (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

  7. (countable, usually)Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.

    Lexicography is one of my interests.

    Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.

  8. (uncountable, usually)Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.

  9. (in the plural, often, uncountable, usually)The persons and companies interested in any particular business or measure, taken collectively.

    the iron interest; the cotton interest

  10. (attributive, historical, uncountable, usually)A genre of factual short films, generally more amusing than informative, especially those not covered by a more specific genre label.

  11. (obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually)Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.

Examples

6771 sentences
  1. Are you interested in foreign languages?

    Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами?

    ruВы интересуетесь иностранными языками?

    deInteressierst du dich für Fremdsprachen?

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  2. Everybody was interested in the story.

    Всі були зацікавлені цією історією.

    ruВсе были заинтересованы этой историей.

    deJeden interessierte die Geschichte.

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  3. I found the book very interesting.

    Ця книжка здалася мені дуже цікавою.

    ruЯ нашёл эту книгу очень интересной.

    deIch fand das Buch sehr interessant.

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  4. This is a very interesting book.

    Це дуже цікава книжка.

    ruЭто очень интересная книга.

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  5. I found this film very interesting.

    Цей фільм мені здався дуже цікавим.

    ruЭтот фильм показался мне очень интересным.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
finance: price of credit:
great attention and concern from someone:
attention that is given to or received from someone or something:
Русский
By meaning 2
finance: price of credit:
great attention and concern from someone:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
finance: price of credit:
great attention and concern from someone:

Origin

From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), fro

From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.

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Forms

plural: interests

Synonyms

9 synonyms
fraction of the amount or value of what was borrowed:cost of moneyoker
Close in meaning
  • the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.):interestingness
  • a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something:involvement
  • (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims:interest group
  • (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something:stake
  • a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly):pastimepursuit
  • a reason for wanting something done:sake-n

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • be interested in
  • interested in doing
  • an an interesting
  • is very interesting
  • not interested in
  • very interested in
  • would be interested
  • interested in sports
  • might be interested
  • interested in learning
  • will be interested
  • interested in art

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
interest — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto