"interesting" in the verb sense
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!"
"interesting" in the adjective sense
1. interesting
arousing or holding the attention
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