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Detailed Synonyms for interest in English

interest:

interest [the ~] nom

  1. the interest
    the interest; the fervour; the fascination; the fervor
  2. the interest
    the interest
  3. the interest
    – a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) 1
    the interest; the pursuit; the pastime
    – a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) 1
    • interest [the ~] nom
      • he counts reading among his interests1
    • pursuit [the ~] nom
      • they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits1
    • pastime [the ~] nom
      • sailing is her favorite pastime1
      • his main pastime is gambling1
  4. the interest
    – a reason for wanting something done 1
    the interest; the sake
    – a reason for wanting something done 1
    • interest [the ~] nom
      • in the interest of safety1
      • in the common interest1
    • sake [the ~] nom
      • for your sake1
      • died for the sake of his country1
  5. the interest
    – the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) 1
    the interest; the interestingness
    – the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) 1
    • interest [the ~] nom
      • they said nothing of great interest1
      • primary colors can add interest to a room1
    • interestingness [the ~] nom
  6. the interest
    – a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something 1
    the interest; the involvement
    – a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something 1
  7. the interest
    – (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims 1
    the interest; the interest group
    – (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims 1
  8. the interest
    – (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 1
    the interest; the stake
    – (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something 1
    • interest [the ~] nom
      • they have interests all over the world1
    • stake [the ~] nom
      • a stake in the company's future1
  9. the interest
    – a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed 1
    the interest
    – a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed 1
    • interest [the ~] nom
      • how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?1
  10. the interest
    – An amount charged for the use of money or credit. 2
    the interest
    – An amount charged for the use of money or credit. 2

to interest verbe (interests, interested, interesting)

  1. to interest
    to interest; raise interest
  2. to interest
    – excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of 1
    to interest
    – excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of 1
    • interest verbe (interests, interested, interesting)
  3. to interest
    – be on the mind of 1
    to concern; to interest; to occupy; to worry
    – be on the mind of 1
    • concern verbe (concerns, concerned, concerning)
    • interest verbe (interests, interested, interesting)
    • occupy verbe (occupies, occupied, occupying)
    • worry verbe (worries, worried, worrying)
      • I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift1
  4. to interest
    – be of importance or consequence 1
    to interest; matter to
    – be of importance or consequence 1

Conjugations for interest:

present
  1. interest
  2. interest
  3. interests
  4. interest
  5. interest
  6. interest
simple past
  1. interested
  2. interested
  3. interested
  4. interested
  5. interested
  6. interested
present perfect
  1. have interested
  2. have interested
  3. has interested
  4. have interested
  5. have interested
  6. have interested
past continuous
  1. was interesting
  2. were interesting
  3. was interesting
  4. were interesting
  5. were interesting
  6. were interesting
future
  1. shall interest
  2. will interest
  3. will interest
  4. shall interest
  5. will interest
  6. will interest
continuous present
  1. am interesting
  2. are interesting
  3. is interesting
  4. are interesting
  5. are interesting
  6. are interesting
subjunctive
  1. be interested
  2. be interested
  3. be interested
  4. be interested
  5. be interested
  6. be interested
diverse
  1. interest!
  2. let's interest!
  3. interested
  4. interesting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

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Related Definitions for "interest":

  1. a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)1
    • he counts reading among his interests1
  2. a reason for wanting something done1
    • in the interest of safety1
    • in the common interest1
  3. the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)1
    • they said nothing of great interest1
    • primary colors can add interest to a room1
  4. a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something1
    • an interest in music1
  5. (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims1
    • the iron interests stepped up production1
  6. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something1
    • they have interests all over the world1
  7. a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed1
    • how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?1
  8. excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of1
  9. be on the mind of1
  10. be of importance or consequence1
  11. An amount charged for the use of money or credit.2

Related Synonyms for interest