interest
To engage the attention ofTo engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» Are you interested in foreign languages?
Interessierst du dich für Fremdsprachen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Interessieren Sie sich für Fremdsprachen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Interessiert ihr euch für Fremdsprachen? — Yorwba
Вы интересуетесь иностранными языками? — Hellerick
Ты интересуешься иностранными языками? — Tanya2000
Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesTo engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing.
It might interest you to learn that others have already tried that approach.
Action films don't really interest me.
excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
(impersonal, obsolete, often)To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite.
interessieren
интересова́тьinteresovátʹ, заинтересова́тьzainteresovátʹ, интересова́тьсяinteresovátʹsja
ціка́витиcikávyty, інтересува́тиinteresuváty
(obsolete)To cause or permit to share.
Examples
6771 sentencesAre you interested in foreign languages?
Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами? — deniko
ruВы интересуетесь иностранными языками? — Hellerick
deInteressierst du dich für Fremdsprachen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Everybody was interested in the story.
Всі були зацікавлені цією історією. — deniko
ruВсе были заинтересованы этой историей. — sharptoothed
deJeden interessierte die Geschichte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I found the book very interesting.
Ця книжка здалася мені дуже цікавою. — rozmaita
ruЯ нашёл эту книгу очень интересной. — Lenin_1917
deIch fand das Buch sehr interessant. — derjogi
This is a very interesting book.
Це дуже цікава книжка. — JeNNeR
ruЭто очень интересная книга. — Ickander
I found this film very interesting.
Цей фільм мені здався дуже цікавим. — deniko
ruЭтот фильм показался мне очень интересным. — loins
Translations
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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
interests, interesting, interested, interested| Base form | interest · to interest |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | interests |
| Present participle | interesting |
| Past simple | interested |
| Past participle | interested |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.