1.b> 1) ; ; with a keen [intense] interest in smb., smth. [] , ; mutual / common / interests ; an unusual degree of interest / ; to show [to lose] interest in smb., smth. [] , ; to arouse / to excite, to awake / smb.'s interest / / ; to take (an) interest in smb., smth. / , / ; to have / to take / (an) interest in a person [in an event, in sports] i> [ i> , ] ; to feel / to take / no interest in smb., smth. , ; public interest in smth. , ; to be an object of intense interest / ; the play held our interest ; this is of no interest to me ; the book lacks interest ;
2) , i> , , ; a man of wide interests i> ; his two great interests are music and painting i> ;
3) , ; an article of interest / ; questions of great interest / ; a work of great interest / ; a matter of considerable interest ; another fact of interest / ;
2.b> .i> pli> 1) , / ; public [private] interests / [] ; to act for the public interests ; to protect one's interests ; in the interests of truth [justice] [] / ; to work in the interests of humanity ; party of interest . i> ;
2) / ; to do smth. in one's interests / ; to look after one's own interests / ; it is to his interest to do so , ;
3.b> 1) ( ..i>); to have an interest in a business i> ; he has a half interest in the farm ;
2) ; vested interests ) ; ) ; ) ; , ;
4.b> .i> , / , ; to have interest with smb. / ; he has interest with the administration ; to make interest with smb. / ; to obtain smth. through interest with smb. / ;
5.b> .i> pli> .i> 1) (, , ..i>) ; ; ; the landed interest ; the business interests , , ; financial interests ; outside interests ;
2) (the interests) ; , ;
6.b> 1) (i> ); i> ; simple interest ; compound interest, interest on interest , ; rate of interest , ( i>); to pay interest on a loan ; to live on the interest received from one's capital ; to lend (out) money on interest ; interest at 3 per cent ;
2) : with interest , , ; she returned our favour with interest / ; to repay smb. with interest / (, ..i>).
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