1. (

• interest

) excite the curiosity of; engage the interest of ;

2. (

• concern ,
• interest ,
• occupy ,
• worry

) be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift" ;

3. (

• matter_to ,
• interest

) be of importance or consequence; "This matters to me!" ;

1. (

• interesting

) arousing or holding the attention ;