How to use the word"interested"?
Can I say "be interested with sb" or "be interested at sb"?In some Chinese tutoring material, they say that "be interested in sth" , "be interested in doing sth" and "be interested with sb", and also "be interested at sb".

Which ones are right and what difference between them?

Thanks a lot!

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How to use the word"interested"? 
Can I say "be interested with sb" or "be interested at sb"?In some Chinese tutoring material, they say that "be interested in sth" , "be interested in doing sth" and "be interested with sb", and also "be interested at sb".

Which ones are right and what difference between them?

Thanks a lot!

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the exact preposition for interested is ' in '

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The correct way of using the word "interested" would be... to be interested in...

"I am interested in someone" most likely to say when you like a person.

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'Interested in; sounds more natural. I did find some examples of 'interested with' so it is not wrong but hardly used.

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希望没吓到你。哈哈。

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They are right. Collocation is very important in English, just as important as in Chinese. Think about it, 我有一名猪，还拥有一头好朋友。

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