interest noun (INVOLVEMENT)
B1 [ S or U ] the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more about something:
I've always had an interest in astronomy.
B1 [ C ] Your interests are the activities that you enjoy doing and the subjects that you like to spend time learning about:
B1 [ U ] the quality that makes you think that something is interesting:
Would this book be of any interest to you?
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- He has demonstrated a genuine interest in the project.
- He wanted science students to take an interest in the arts, and so he ran literature classes at his home on Sunday afternoons.
- They take a lively interest in their grandchildren.
- I lost interest halfway through the book and I never finished it.
- I can honestly say that I have no interest whatsoever in the royal family.
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interest noun (ADVANTAGE)
C1 [ C usually plural, U ] something that brings advantages to or affects someone or something:
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- As both a teacher and parent, she had an interest in seeing the school remain open.
- Is it really in the public interest to publish this information?
- The government's view is that raising taxes now would not be in the national interest .
- The government will only say it is not in the general interest to reveal any more information.
- She claimed that she had no financial interest in the case.
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interest noun (MONEY)
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B1 If someone or something interests you, you want to give that person or thing your attention and discover more about him, her, or it:
Sport has never really interested me.
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- Politics doesn't interest him much.
- I've got some news that might interest you.
- The subject that interests her most seems to be her own health!
- The idea of travelling to China had always interested him, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity.
- Anything to do with planes and flying interests him enormously.