I
n.
concern
curiosity
1) to arouse, generate, pique, stir up; revive interest (in)
2) to hold smb.'s interest
3) to demonstrate, display, evince, manifest, show interest
4) to express; take an interest in (she took a keen interest in the project)
5) to lose interest (in)
6) an academic; active; deep, intense, keen, lively, profound, serious, strong; passing; vested interest
7) broad; common, mutual; narrow interests
8) human interest (this story has a lot of human interest)
9) personal; popular interest
10) the national; (the) public interest
11) interest flags; peaks; picks up; wanes
12) a conflict of interest(s)
13) interest in (to show no interest in financial matters)
14) interest to + inf. (it's in/to our interest to have stable prices)
15) in smb.'s interest (to act in one's own interest)
16) in a certain interest (in the national interest; in the public interest)
17) in the interests of (in the interests of safety; in the interests of our organization)
18) of interest to (this story will he of interest to us)
19) to smb.'s interest (see 14)
money paid for the use of money
20) to bear, pay, yield interest
21) to draw; receive interest
22) to add; calculate; charge; compound interest
23) compound; simple interest
24) interest accrues (to an account)
25) interest on (interest on a loan; six percent interest is paid on all accounts)
26) at a certain (rate of) interest (at six percent interest)
share
27) to own an interest (in a business)
II
v.
1) to interest greatly, very much
2) (D; tr.) to interest in (could I interest you in this project?)