avid interest

collocation in English

meaningsofavidandinterest

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avid
adjective
uk
/ˈæv.ɪd/us
/ˈæv.ɪd/
extremely eager ...
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interest
noun
uk
/ˈɪn.trəst/us
/ˈɪn.trɪst/
the feeling of wanting to give your attention to something or of wanting to be involved with and to discover more ...
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(Definition ofavidandinterestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I shall read everything withavidinterestand take up all the points which he suggested.
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I have anavidinterestin local history.
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We are listening withavidinterest.
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In later life, he took anavidinterestin mining.
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He has anavidinterestin computers and video games and wears glasses, making him a frequent target of teasing.
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Duala having anavidinterestin personal health qualified as a personal trainer and has also set up his own studio for personal training sessions.
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Although she appears to be somewhat air-headed, she carries anavidinterestfor just about everything, making her very knowledgeable on a variety of subjects.
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Seeing theavidinterestshown by the audience, the moderators willingly agreed to extend the session until the conclusion of the speech.
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He always maintained anavidinterestin public affairs and became politically active in the progressive and democratic centre.
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She compiled a conservative record while taking anavidinterestin youth and family issues.
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He had anavidinterestin music and worked with different instruments while he was in elementary school.
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He has enough mastery of chemistry to create new drugs and takes anavidinterestin politics.
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She played varsity and college basketball and has anavidinterestin many sports.
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People with anavidinterestin herpetology and who keep different reptiles or amphibians often refer to themselves as herpers.
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Starting in the late 1940s he took anavidinterestin horticulture, growing, and becoming an expert on, camellias.
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At an early age, he showed anavidinterestin photography.
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He also had anavidinterestin amateur astronomy and published works and lectured in order to educate the public on the subject.
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Bell was notably tall and thin, and had anavidinterestin arts and crafts.
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Working as a librarian over this time she acquired anavidinterestin social studies, particularly concerned with housing for the poor and the condition of public health.
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There remains in the popular media and urban law enforcement agencies anavidinterestin gangs, reflected in daily headlines which emphasize the criminal aspects of gang behavior.
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