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1. Having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
   "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators"
    
2. Involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in
   "the interested parties met to discuss the business";
   - concerned

1. Excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
    
2. Be on the mind of
   - concern, occupy, worry
    
3. Be of importance or consequence
   "This interests me!";
   - matter to

See also: involved

Type of: arouse, bear on, come to, concern, elicit, enkindle [literary], evoke, fire, have to do with, kindle, pertain, provoke, raise, refer, relate, touch, touch on

Antonym: bore, uninterested

Encyclopedia: Interested