Use be interested in doing sth when you are talking about someone who wants to do something: ‘She’s interested in setting up her own business.’ interesting I was interesting to hear she had got married.
I was interested to hear she had got married. I am very interesting in community work.
l am very interested in community work. See Note at BORING interior Solutions to the country’s interior problems are still a long way away.
Solutions to the country’s internal problems are still a long way away. interior = on the inside of a building, room, vehicle etc: ‘The interior doors are still sound but the exterior doors need replacing.’ the interior = the part of a country that is a long way from the coast: ‘The convoy set off at dawn for the interior.’ internal = involving what happens within a particular country: ‘Each country has the right to control its own internal affairs.’ interrupt The noise of the traffic interrupts the local residents.
The noise of the traffic disturbs the local residents. interrupt = to stop someone while they are speaking or doing something, specially by saying something yourself: ‘I’m sorry to interrupt but there’s an urgent phone call for you.’ disturb = make it difficult for someone to continue what they are doing: ‘Will it disturb you if I listen to the radio?’ ‘I think we’re disturbing Martin. Let’s go and talk in your office.’
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interruption Between the first two classes there is a ten minute interruption.
