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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "interest"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš

the desire to find out or learn more about a person or thing
interest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Despite their differences, they found common ground through a shared interest in volunteering at the animal shelter.
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš, āĻļāĻ–

something that attracts enjoyment, attention, or curiosity
interest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He has a strong interest in history.
āϤāĻžāϰ āχāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš, āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ—

a reason or concern that causes someone to want something to be done or to take part
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's interest in renewable energy projects grew rapidly.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš, āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ

the quality of being engaging, unusual, or exciting that captures and holds attention
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Bright colors and bold patterns attract visual interest.
āωāĻœā§āĻœā§āĻŦāϞ āϰāĻ‚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻžāĻšāϏ⧀ āύāĻ•āĻļāĻž āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāϤ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āĻĻ, āϏ⧁āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ

the fee paid for borrowing money, calculated as a percentage of the loan amount over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Credit card interest can accumulate quickly if you do n't pay the balance.
āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϞ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§‹āϧ āύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϤāĻŦ⧇ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧇āĻĄāĻŋāϟ āĻ•āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϏ⧁āĻĻ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āϜāĻŽāĻž āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ

a right, claim, or financial stake in property, business, or another legal matter
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She has a legal interest in the estate.
āϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāχāύāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ, āϞāĻŦāĻŋ

a group of people united by shared goals, especially in politics, economics, or professional fields
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Agricultural interests lobbied for subsidies.
āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ āĻ­āĻ°ā§āϤ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϞāĻŦāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ, āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž

something that benefits or advantages someone or something, often in a specific situation
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The new law seems to go against the interests of small farmers.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āφāχāύāϟāĻŋ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ•ā§ƒāώāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to find something attractive enough to want to know about it more or keep doing it
Transitive: to interest sb
to interest definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The intricate details of the puzzle interested her, so she spent hours solving it.
āĻĒāĻžāϜāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāϟāĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϤāĻžāχ āϏ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϘāĻ¨ā§āϟāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŽāύ⧋āϝ⧋āĻ— āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to evoke concern or curiosity in someone or to have an effect on their attention
Transitive: to interest sb
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmental issues interest many people because they affect the planet ’s future.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ—āϤ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ…āύ⧇āĻ• āϞ⧋āĻ•āϕ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to involve or have a significant effect on a person, group, or entity
Transitive: to interest a group
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Environmental changes interest future generations, as they will face the impact.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ—āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤāύ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽāϕ⧇ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻŋ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϟāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to try to persuade someone to do, eat, or buy something specific
Transitive: to interest sb in sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
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.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻŽā§‡āύ⧁āϤ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻĄāĻŋāĻļ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻĨāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āφāĻ—ā§āϰāĻšā§€ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāϰ āĻ…āύāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

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