interesar

== Galician == === Alternative forms === interessar (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From interese (“interest”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inteɾeˈsaɾ/ [in̪.t̪e.ɾeˈs̺aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: in‧te‧re‧sar === Verb === interesar (first-person singular present intereso, first-person singular preterite interesei, past participle interesado) to interest (to awake interest) (reflexive) to be interested in; to have an interest for to concern; to be of importance to; to be of someone's interest ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “interesar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “interesar” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013. == Spanish == === Etymology === From interés +‎ -ar (see Latin intersum). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inteɾeˈsaɾ/ [ĩn̪.t̪e.ɾeˈsaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: in‧te‧re‧sar === Verb === interesar (first-person singular present intereso, first-person singular preterite interesé, past participle interesado) (intransitive) to interest Carolina viaja a Mallorca cada año. Las Islas Baleares le interesan mucho. ― Carolina travels to Mallorca every year. The Balearic Islands interest her a lot. Eso no me interesa para nada. ― I am not interested in that at all. (transitive) to get (someone) interested A Claudia y a mí nos encanta coleccionar campanitas. Yo la interesé en eso el año pasado. ― Claudia and I love collecting little bells. I got her interested in that last year. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “interesar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025