Engelsk navneord: interest | |||
1. | interest (om erkendelse) a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An interest in music. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | involvement | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | curiosity, wonder | ||
Mere specifikke termer | concern, enthusiasm | ||
2. | interest (om egenskab) a reason for wanting something done | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | For your sake. Died for the sake of his country. In the interest of safety. In the common interest. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | sake | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | benefit, welfare | ||
Mere specifikke termer | behalf | ||
3. | interest (om egenskab) the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They said nothing of great interest. Primary colors can add interest to a room. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | interestingness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | power, powerfulness | ||
Mere specifikke termer | charisma, color, colour, news, newsworthiness, personal appeal, personal magnetism, shrillness, topicality, vividness | ||
Kendetegner | interesting, uninteresting | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | uninterestingness | ||
4. | interest (om forhold) a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the amount borrowed | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | How much interest do you pay on your mortgage?. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs | ||
Mere specifikke termer | compound interest, simple interest | ||
5. | interest (om forhold) (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | They have interests all over the world. A stake in the company's future. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | stake | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | part, percentage, portion, share | ||
Mere specifikke termer | controlling interest, equity, fee, grubstake, insurable interest, reversion, right, security interest, terminable interest, undivided interest, undivided right, vested interest | ||
Overordnet emneområde | jurisprudence, law | ||
6. | interest (om gruppe) (usually plural) a social group whose members control some field of activity and who have common aims | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The iron interests stepped up production. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | interest group | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | social group | ||
Mere specifikke termer | special interest, vested interest | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | plural, plural form | ||
7. | interest (om handling) a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Sailing is her favorite pastime. His main pastime is gambling. He counts reading among his interests. They criticized the boy for his limited pursuits. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | pastime, pursuit | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | diversion, recreation | ||
Mere specifikke termer | avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity | ||
Engelsk udsagnsord: interest | |||
1. | interest (om følelse) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise | ||
Mere specifikke termer | absorb, engage, engross, fascinate, grip, occupy, spellbind, transfix | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | bore, tire | ||
2. | interest (om tilstand) be on the mind of | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift. | ||
Eksempler på anvendelse | The bad news will interest him | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | concern, occupy, worry | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
3. | interest (om tilstand) be of importance or consequence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This matters to me!. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | matter to | ||
Anvendelsesmønster | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on | ||
Mere specifikke termer | fascinate, intrigue | ||