take an interest

1. Be concerned or curious, as in She really takes an interest in foreign affairs , or I wish he'd take an interest in classical music .

2. Share in a right to or ownership of property or a business, as in He promised to take an interest in the company as soon as he could afford to .

Example Sentences

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

Our ship, he swore, would be full of repeat cruisers who love to mingle and who would naturally take an interest in a relative spring-chicken.

From Salon

She had "encouraged him to take an interest in why people were on the streets, and why people were homeless, and why people needed a better chance", said Brown, who said he was "proud" of the prince's engagement in such a complex problem.

From BBC

"It only benefits me and other country music artists in the UK because more people listening to country music just means they're going to take an interest - hopefully - in what we're doing," 20-year-old singer Neeve Zahra tells BBC Newsbeat.

From BBC

"The biggest benefit will be the legacy that it leaves behind, our experience over the last 74 years has been that a whole new cohort of young people take an interest in the music," he said.

From BBC