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English word

interest

A1Frequent NGSL-1
UK /ˈɪntrəst/US /ˈɪntrəst/
noun

the feeling that you have when you want to know or learn more about somebody/something

verb

to attract your attention and make you feel interested; to make yourself give your attention to something

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Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED video example

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I have an interest in education.

Do schools kill creativity?

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The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

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I'll try to make this as interesting as possible.

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