interested
Collocations
23(adj.)
VERBS
appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound
become, get
My son became interested in dinosaurs after visiting the natural history museum last month.
remain
get sb
The teacher tried hard to get the students interested in reading classic novels.
keep sb
The teacher used stories and games to keep the students interested during the long lesson.
ADV
deeply, especially, extremely, greatly, intensely, keenly, more than a little, most, particularly, passionately, really, seriously, specially, terribly, very (much)
She was deeply interested in learning about marine biology after visiting the aquarium last summer.
genuinely, truly | increasingly
not at all, not (in) the least bit, not in the least, not remotely
My sister was not remotely interested in attending the boring family dinner last weekend.
only half, not much, not very
My son was not very interested in the museum exhibit, so we left early.
fairly, mildly, quite, vaguely
just
She's just interested in learning more about how the new technology works.
enough, sufficiently
My son wasn't sufficiently interested in the piano lessons to practice regularly.
chiefly, mainly, primarily, principally
always, long
She has always been interested in learning new languages since childhood.
still | no longer | potentially | apparently, reportedly | clearly, obviously
actively
My daughter has been actively interested in learning guitar since she started lessons last month.
professionally
PREP
in
My son became interested in dinosaurs when he was five years old.