'interest' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'interest' with 20 example sentences.
- interest noun
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: a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
: a reason for wanting something done
: the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)
: a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed
: (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
: (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims
: a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
- interest verb
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: excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
: be on the mind of
: be of importance or consequence
That doesn't interest me anymore.
He lost interest in his job.
Science has always interested me.
My interest in politics is strictly academic.
I've lost interest in golf.
I thought this might interest you.
He doesn't know about my interest in men.
Although they are twins, they have few interests in common.
We have shared values and interests.
I don't have any interest in art whatsoever.
He has an interest in collecting insects.
You'll find something that interests you.
Why does that interest you?
His private life doesn't interest me.
Physics doesn't interest me at all.
He puts his own interests above everything else.
What kind of topics are of interest to you?
I have no interest whatsoever in eating English food.
The government is controlled by corporate interests.
We are working in the interest of peace.