Interested (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in; "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The management will contact the interested parties once the contract is signed.
- All interested investors were invited to the shareholders' meeting to discuss the proposal.
- Several governments have stated that they are interested parties in the peace negotiations.
- A letter was sent to the interested stakeholders informing them of the company's restructuring plans.
- Only interested and affected landowners will be eligible for compensation in the event of an eminent domain action.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The class was an interested audience for the guest speaker's presentation on space exploration.
- She has always been interested in the arts and spent much of her free time painting.
- The news of the company's financial struggles was of particular concern to interested shareholders.
- The children were fascinated by the magician's tricks and remained interested in his performance throughout the show.
- The team was interested in trying out new strategies to improve their chances of winning the tournament.