interested - interesting

interested - interesting
'interested'
If you want to know more about something or someone, you can say that you are interested in them.

I'm very interested in birds.

Ellen seemed genuinely interested in him and his work.

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Note that you do not use any preposition except `in' after interested.
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For information about other words which can be used to say that you want to know more about a person, see entry at ↑ curious.
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If you want to do something, you can say that you are interested in doing it.

I was interested in seeing different kinds of theatre.

I'm only interested in finding out what the facts are.

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You do not say that you are `interested to do' something.
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'interesting'
Do not confuse interested with interesting. You say that someone or something is interesting when they have qualities or features which make you want to know more about them.

I've met some very interesting people.

...some interesting old coins.

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You do not use interesting to describe things which result in your receiving a lot of money. For example, if you earn a large salary, you do not say that your job is `interesting'. You say that it is well-paid.

They go on to get university degrees and well-paid careers in business.

Sylvia found herself a series of quite well-paid secretarial jobs.

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Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • interested vs interesting —   Interested is a past participle. When used as an adjective it says how someone feels.   For example: I was very interested in the lesson.   Interesting is a present participle. When used as an adjective it describes the people or things that… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • interesting — in|terest|ing W2S1 [ˈıntrıstıŋ] adj if something is interesting, you give it your attention because it seems unusual or exciting or provides information that you did not know about ≠ uninteresting, boring ↑boring ▪ That s an interesting question …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • interesting — in|ter|est|ing [ ıntrəstıŋ ] adjective *** something that is interesting makes you want to know about it or take part in it: She s an interesting new writer. That brings up an interesting point that we haven t talked about yet. it is interesting… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • interesting */*/*/ — UK [ˈɪntrəstɪŋ] / US adjective something that is interesting makes you want to know about it or take part in it She s an interesting new writer. That brings up an interesting point that we haven t talked about yet. it is interesting to… …   English dictionary

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  • Quite Interesting Limited — Infobox company name = Quite Interesting Limited type = Private company limited by shares foundation = Oxford, United Kingdom, 1999 founder = John Lloyd location = 2nd Floor Lynton House, 7 12 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9BQ. area served =… …   Wikipedia

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