interest
The price paid for obtaining, or price received for providing, money or goods in a…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.
» Are you interested in foreign languages?
Interessierst du dich für Fremdsprachen?
Interessieren Sie sich für Fremdsprachen?
Interessiert ihr euch für Fremdsprachen?
Вы интересуетесь иностранными языками?
Ты интересуешься иностранными языками?
Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами?
Meaning
11 senses(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
(uncountable, usually)Any excess over and above an exact equivalent
(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
(uncountable, usually)Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
интере́сinterés
інтере́сinterés, заціка́вленістьzacikávlenistʹ, заціка́вленняzacikávlennja
(in the plural, often, uncountable, usually)Advantage, welfare, or something that serves it.
(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
(countable, usually)Something which, or someone whom, one is interested in.
Lexicography is one of my interests.
Victorian furniture is an interest of mine.
(uncountable, usually)Condition or quality of exciting concern or being of importance.
(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
(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.
(obsolete, rare, uncountable, usually)Injury, or compensation for injury; damages.
Examples
6771 sentencesAre you interested in foreign languages?
Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами?
ruВы интересуетесь иностранными языками?
deInteressierst du dich für Fremdsprachen?
Everybody was interested in the story.
Всі були зацікавлені цією історією.
ruВсе были заинтересованы этой историей.
deJeden interessierte die Geschichte.
I found the book very interesting.
Ця книжка здалася мені дуже цікавою.
ruЯ нашёл эту книгу очень интересной.
deIch fand das Buch sehr interessant.
This is a very interesting book.
Це дуже цікава книжка.
ruЭто очень интересная книга.
I found this film very interesting.
Цей фільм мені здався дуже цікавим.
ruЭтот фильм показался мне очень интересным.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), froFrom Middle English interest, from Old French interesse and interest (French intérêt), from Medieval Latin interesse, from Latin interesse.
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Forms
plural: interestsSynonyms
9 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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