āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
Interest
01
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš
the desire to find out or learn more about a person or thing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite their differences, they found common ground through a shared interest in volunteering at the animal shelter.
02
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš, āĻļāĻ
something that attracts enjoyment, attention, or curiosity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He has a strong interest in history.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ⧠āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāĻā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš, āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ
a reason or concern that causes someone to want something to be done or to take part
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's interest in renewable energy projects grew rapidly.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāϞā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš, āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ
the quality of being engaging, unusual, or exciting that captures and holds attention
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Bright colors and bold patterns attract visual interest.
āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāϞ āϰāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧠āύāĻāĻļāĻž āĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāϤ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
05
āϏā§āĻĻ, āϏā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ
the fee paid for borrowing money, calculated as a percentage of the loan amount over time
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Credit card interest can accumulate quickly if you do n't pay the balance.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϞā§āύā§āϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϧ āύāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ āϤāĻŦā§ āĻā§āϰā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĄā§āϰ āϏā§āĻĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤
06
āĻ āĻāĻļ, āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ
a right, claim, or financial stake in property, business, or another legal matter
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has a legal interest in the estate.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāύāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
07
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ, āϞāĻŦāĻŋ
a group of people united by shared goals, especially in politics, economics, or professional fields
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Agricultural interests lobbied for subsidies.
āĻā§āώāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ āĻāϰā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϞāĻŦāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĻā§āĨ¤
08
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨ, āϏā§āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž
something that benefits or advantages someone or something, often in a specific situation
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new law seems to go against the interests of small farmers.
āύāϤā§āύ āĻāĻāύāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āώāĻāĻĻā§āϰ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āĻĨā§āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āϧ⧠āϝā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
to interest
01
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to find something attractive enough to want to know about it more or keep doing it
Transitive: to interest sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The intricate details of the puzzle interested her, so she spent hours solving it.
āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāĻ āϏ⧠āĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻŽāύā§āϝā§āĻ āĻāĻāϰā§āώāĻŖ āĻāϰāĻž
to evoke concern or curiosity in someone or to have an effect on their attention
Transitive: to interest sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmental issues interest many people because they affect the planet âs future.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻ
āύā§āĻ āϞā§āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰāĻšā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤāĻā§ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
03
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž
to involve or have a significant effect on a person, group, or entity
Transitive: to interest a group
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmental changes interest future generations, as they will face the impact.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļāĻāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāϰā§āϤāύ āĻāĻŦāĻŋāώā§āϝāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻāύā§āĻŽāĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ, āĻāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻāĻžāĻŦā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
04
āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž
to try to persuade someone to do, eat, or buy something specific
Transitive: to interest sb in sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef went out of his way to interest the guests in trying the new dish on the menu, describing its unique flavors and ingredients.
āĻļā§āĻĢ āĻŽā§āύā§āϤ⧠āύāϤā§āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻļ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻ
āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻā§āϰāĻšā§ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻā§āώā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰā§āĻāĻŋāϞā§āύ, āĻāϰ āĻ
āύāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāϰā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
disinterest
interest
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