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- pronunciation:
- In
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In
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
When you have interest in something, you want to learn about it or do it. If you have an interest in dinosaurs, you want to learn many things about them. If you have interest in music, maybe you want to learn about it or learn to play it.
Tony has a lot of interest in sports and wants to become a coach someday.Danielle played her new game so many times that she lost interest in it.- synonyms:
- enthusiasm
- similar words:
- attention, curiosity, notice, stake
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definition 2: |
An interest is something that you want to know things about or want to see or do.
Science is one of Jermaine's biggest interests.- similar words:
- affair, care, concern, enthusiasm, hobby
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definition 3: |
When something has or holds interest for you, it means that it has the power to make you want to know or learn about it.
Rocks have always held a lot of interest for Gwen. She has a large collection of them. |
definition 4: |
If you borrow money from a bank, you have to pay the money back, but you also have to pay the bank some money on top of that. This extra money that you have to pay is called "interest." By charging interest, the bank makes money when they give people loans. Interest is a little like rent. If you rent a boat, you can use the boat, but you have to give the boat back, and you have to pay some money to use it. In banking, that money is called "interest."
A bank makes money by charging interest when people borrow money, but a bank also PAYS interest to people when people keep money in their bank. The bank uses people's money while the money is in their bank. (The bank uses it to make more money.) Because the bank uses this money, they pay people interest on it.- similar words:
- dividend, profit, return
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definition 5: |
When something is in your interest, it is a good thing for you to do. You will get something good from doing it.
Eating healthy food is in your best interest because it can help you live longer and with fewer health problems.Creating a new park is important for the young people living here, but it is really in everybody's interest to have a new outdoor space.- similar words:
- advantage, benefit, good
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related words: |
appeal, passion |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
interests, interesting, interested |
definition 1: |
When something interests you, you want to learn many things about it.
Butterflies interest Lena a lot. She has a lot of books about them.- synonyms:
- engage, involve
- similar words:
- absorb, appeal, attract, concern, fascinate, grip, hold
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definition 2: |
If you interest your friend in a game of chess, it means that you do or say something that makes them want to play chess with you.
It wasn't hard for Jake's mother to interest him and his friends in some freshly baked cookies.- antonyms:
- bore
- similar words:
- appeal, engage, excite, inspire, motivate, stimulate, tempt
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related words: |
amuse |
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