1. having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern;
"an interested audience""interested in sports""was interested to hear about her family""interested in knowing who was on the telephone""interested spectators"
2. involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in;
"a memorandum to those concerned""an enterprise in which three men are concerned""factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics""the interested parties met to discuss the business"