interest : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: interest	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for interest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interest n a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something; "an interest in music" Synonym(s): interest, involvement a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" Synonym(s): sake, interest the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room" Synonym(s): interest, interestingness Antonym(s): uninterestingness a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed; "how much interest do you pay on your mortgage?" (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; "they have interests all over the world"; "a stake in the company's future" Synonym(s): interest, stake (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims; "the iron interests stepped up production" Synonym(s): interest, interest group a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly); "sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits" Synonym(s): pastime, interest, pursuit v excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of [ant: bore, tire] be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" Synonym(s): concern, interest, occupy, worry be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" Synonym(s): matter to, interest
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Interest \In"terest\, n. [OF. interest, F. int[82]r[88]t, fr. L. interest* it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between + esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.] 1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, accompanying special attention to some object; concern. Note: Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in philosophical research; an interest in human suffering; the interest which an avaricious man takes in money getting. So much interest have I in thy sorrow. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Interest \In"terest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interesting}.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older form interess, fr. F. int[82]resser, L. interesse. See {Interest}, n.] 1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest* in; to excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest one in charitable work. To love our native country . . . to be interested in its concerns is natural to all men. --Dryden. A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages. --Addison. 2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.] Or rather, gracious sir, Create me to this glory, since my cause Doth interest this fair quarrel. --Ford. 3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.] The mystical communion of all faithful men is such as maketh every one to be interested in those precious blessings which any one of them receiveth at God's hands. --Hooker. Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy; hold.