Word

interest, v.
(interested, interesting, interests)
freq. cnt. 8

excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

interest

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

interest interest

antonym

bore

semantic pointers

hyponym

engage, occupy, absorb, engross fascinate, grip, transfix, spellbind

hypernym

arouse, evoke, elicit, provoke, fire, raise, enkindle, kindle

be on the mind of
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 22 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

concern interest occupy worry

sample sentences

"I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
The bad news will %s him

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

concern concern

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

interest

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

occupation

be of importance or consequence
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1

interest matter to

sample sentences

"This matters to me!"

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

verb frames

Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

interest

semantic pointers

hypernym

concern, refer, pertain, relate, come to, touch, bear on, touch on, have to do with

hyponym

fascinate, intrigue