become interested in vs get interested in

Both "become interested in" and "get interested in" are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They can be used interchangeably to express developing an interest in something.

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become interested in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate the process of developing an interest in something. It is a formal and standard way to express this idea.

Examples:

She became interested in learning French after visiting Paris.
I became interested in astronomy when I was a child.

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I believe has become interested in the case.
When multipotentialites become interested in something, we go hard.
So, I hear you have become interested in trees.
Several students have become interested in death or dead bodies.
I knew that Samaritan would become interested in Beth's research.
We cannot ask the people to become interested in our work if they do not know what is going on here.
And recently, I've become interested in diving much more deeply into a single story.
I study prejudice, and I teach at a competitive business school, so it was inevitable that I would become interested in power dynamics.
Therefore these centres are an excellent tool to bring together different types of people through organised courses, where they can learn about and become interested in the EU.
Workers who are approaching the last ten years of their working lives, when they start to become interested in how they are going to live afterwards, represent around 7-8% of the total population.
But I stayed on in London, for I was a writer, and had become interested in another group fighting the battle for England's survival, the men on the home front, the civil servants.
How did you become interested in this particular case of Lady Azalea?
It must be borne in mind, however, that the lack of cover does not exist in every EEA State and that the situation could change over time, as the private sector might become interested in this segment of the market.
How did you become interested in pottery?
I could become interested in you.
If the subject is not taught, pupils cannot be expected to become interested in it.
Article 3 - If the wound is caused by third parties, in other words if the loved one has become interested in someone not in the script previously drafted, vengeance is expressly forbidden.
Vicky was completing her master's in Catalan Identity... which she had become interested in through her great affection for the architecture of Gaudi.
I want to say to the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats that it is puzzling, their having become interested in this proposal.
But when we're relieved from that, we somehow then become interested in all the other beings.

Alternatives:

develop an interest in
take an interest in

get interested in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is a more casual and informal way to express developing an interest in something. It is commonly used in spoken English.

Examples:

I got interested in photography after taking a class.
She got interested in gardening when she moved to the countryside.

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People going past who see a book in the window, who come in and get interested in the selection.
You're not somebody I could get interested in.
I wish I could get interested in work.
She was just starting to get interested in boys.
I never can get interested in things...
When there are fights that last that long you start to get interested in guys.
Frankly, I can't get interested in a man who takes himself for a lady-killer.
Wait till you get interested in boys.
Maybe that's why I could sort of get interested in you if I let myself...
How did you get interested in it?
The second reason is that when people do get interested in it, as I think they should, they tend to say the most appalling things.
When did she first get interested in religion?
When did you get interested in Jim's life?
So, Blake, how did you get interested in cooking?
How did you get interested in it?
While they install for the next performance, I want to ask you the question that probably many here have, which is how did you get interested in this topic?
Man, you know, you just want me to get interested in this girl because now you've decided you're in love with Betty Ann, too.
They get interested in something.
How did you ever get interested in all this?
Now it's my theory, supported only by anecdotal, personal anecdotal evidence, but nonetheless, that kids get interested in something between the ages of eight and 11.

Alternatives:

become interested in
develop an interest in

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become interested in vs get interested in