interessar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From interès (“interest”) + -ar. First attested in the 15th century.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [in.tə.ɾəˈsa]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [in.te.ɾeˈsaɾ]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [in.te.ɾeˈsa]
=== Verb ===
interessar (first-person singular present interesso, first-person singular preterite interessí, past participle interessat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Balearic, Valencia) /e/
to interest (to attract attention or concern)
Antonym: desinteressar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
interessant
==== Related terms ====
desinteressar
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“interessar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“interessar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “interessar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From interesse (“interest”) + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: in‧te‧res‧sar
=== Verb ===
interessar (first-person singular present interesso, first-person singular preterite interessei, past participle interessado)
(reflexive) to be interested in; to have an interest for
Ele se interessa por música. ― He is interested in music.
to interest (to awake interest)
to concern; to be of importance to; to be of someone's interest
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“interessar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026