What is the meaning of interested?

Excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of.
- synonyms: interest
Be on the mind of.
- usage: "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"
- synonyms: concern, interest, occupy, worry
Be of importance or consequence.
- usage: "This matters to me"
- synonyms: matter to, interest

Having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern.
- usage: "an interested audience"; "interested in sports"; "was interested to hear about her family"; "interested in knowing who was on the telephone"; "interested spectators"
Involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in.
- usage: "a memorandum to those concerned"; "an enterprise in which three men are concerned"; "factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics"; "the interested parties met to discuss the business"
- synonyms: concerned

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