take an interest in

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire appreciate go for love

STRONG

adore approve cherish dig esteem exclaim fancy prize relish savor

WEAK

be gratified by be keen on be partial to be pleased by be sweet on care for care to delight in derive pleasure from dote on feast on find appealing get a kick out of hanker for hold dear indulge in luxuriate in rejoice in revel in stuck on take delight in take satisfaction in take to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate scorn

STRONG

despise not care refuse

WEAK

ignore

VERB

participate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aid compete cooperate engage engage in perform play share

STRONG

concur partake strive

WEAK

associate with be a participant be a party to be into chip in come in enter into get in on get in on the act go into have a hand in have to do with join in latch on lend a hand sit in sit in on tune in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

block direct hinder impede obstruct prevent stop

WEAK

observe watch

Example Sentences

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Which is why you might want to take an interest in what’s actually happening inside these homes — even if only for selfish reasons.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

She was a more experienced writer who had no obvious reason to take an interest in someone who’d decided, against the advice of his high school English teacher, to do the same.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2026

It said officials have met with Optometry NI and assured "the profession that the Department of Health continues to take an interest in the subject".

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

First, what made you take an interest in gulls?

From Salon • Nov. 16, 2024

“We take an interest in your situation. We can’t think why.”

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck

take an interest in

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