English Dictionary
Definition interest in British English
interest
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈɪntrəst/
Example
Oceanography has always interested me.
Example
We were hoping to interest the buyer in our new line of merchandise.
Related Words
Words related to interest:
can/could I interest you in something (phrase)
capture someone’s (phrase)
community of interest (noun)
compound interest (noun)
conflict of interest(s) (phrase)
controlling interest (noun)
hold someone’s (phrase)
human interest (noun)
in the interest(s) of something (phrase)
interest (noun)
interest (verb)
interest group (noun)
interest rate (noun)
interest-free (adjective)
money (noun)
out of etc (phrase)
pay someone back with interest (phrase)
person of interest (noun)
pique someone’s (phrase)
principal (noun)
public interest (noun)
self-interest (noun)
simple interest (noun)
special interest (noun)
special interest group (noun)
special interest holiday (noun)
vested interest (noun)
zero interest ()