Interested I Adjective ˈɪntrəstɪd ˈɪntrestɪd Sounded Genuinely History

• he sounded genuinely interested.
• i'm very interested in history.
• i'm not particularly interested in art.
• anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below.

interested

1. giving your attention to something because you enjoy finding out about it or doing it; showing interest in something and finding it exciting
• He sounded genuinely interested.
• I'm very interested in history.
• I'm not particularly interested in art.
• Anyone interested in joining the club should contact us at the address below.
• We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.
• an interested audience
• She was watching with a politely interested expression on her face.
• There's a talk on Italian art—are you interested (= would you like to go)?

Extra Examples

• As a landowner, he was actively interested in agricultural improvements.
• Ben must have been more than a little interested in the possibility to have pursued it so far.
• Carrie was only half interested in the conversation.
• Charles had long been interested in architecture.
• He's not in the least bit interested in girls.
• I am always interested in how differently people can look at the same event.
• I wasn't interested enough in the argument to take sides one way or the other.
• If he's seriously interested in applying for the job, he'll do it.
• She got very interested in politics.
• She's always been interested in other people.
• We need to get more young people interested in the sport.
• You need to keep your audience interested.
• ‘Why do you ask?’ ‘I'm just interested, that's all.’
2. in a position to gain from a situation or be affected by it
• As an interested party, I was not allowed to vote.
• Interested groups will be given three months to give their views on the new development.
• There were representatives of all the interested parties at the public meeting.