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NAmE//ˈɪntrəst//, NAmE//ˈɪntrɛst//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they interest ,
he / she / it interests ,
past simple interested ,
-ing form interesting ,
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Definition of interest verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to something interest somebody Politics doesn't interest me. The museum has something to interest everyone, young and old. interest somebody/yourself in something She has always interested herself in charity work. it interests somebody to do something It may interest you to know that I didn't accept the job.
Phrasal Verbsinterest in