/ˈɪntrəst/
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Translation
The feeling of wanting to know more about something or someone.
Word origin
From Latin interesse, meaning to be between or to matter to someone.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- interesse
Grammar
Gender
Pluralinterests
Examples
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Here "interest" is the wish to know more about something.
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"No interest" means he did not want to know about it.
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"Interests" are the things a person enjoys and follows.
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