How to Use "Interest" with Example Sentences

interest (n): a desire to want to know or learn

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Used with adjectives:

"He always had a great interest in music."
(great, passionate, strong, real, special, particular, serious)

"She began to have a growing interest in football."
(growing, increasing)

"They've had a shared interest in classical music."
(shared, genuine, lifelong, renewed)

"He's never shown the slightest interest in her."
(slightest)

"He has little interest in the ballet."
(little)

"There was sudden interest in her artwork."
(sudden)

Used with verbs:

"She has always had an interest in learning new languages."
(had, showed, expressed)

"While studying in Italy he developed an interest in cooking."
(developed)

"The movie kept my interest for the full three hours."
(kept, maintained, held)

"The commercial caught my interest."
(caught, sparked, stirred up, stimulated)

"The boy's interest in reading grew as he got older."
(grew, increased)

Used with prepositions:

"They listened with interest."
(with)

"I saw a growing interest from the teenagers."
(from, among)

"She has an active interest in helping others."
(in)

interest (v): to want to learn more about something

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Used with adverbs:

"Charity work really interests me."
(really, greatly, particularly)

Used with verbs:

"She tried to interest the children with puppets."
(tried)