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fascinated

 adjective
     
fas‧ci‧nat‧ed [not before noun]
extremely interested by something or someone:
I was fascinated by her voice.
fascinated to see/hear/learn etc
Ed was fascinated to see gorillas in the wild.
WORD FOCUS: interested WORD FOCUS: interested
similar words: intrigued, curious, absorbed
very interested: fascinated, engrossed, enthralled, spellbound

➔ See also interested
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