Interested in taking part vs Interested to take part

Both phrases are commonly used in English, but they are used in slightly different contexts. 'Interested in taking part' is more commonly used when referring to someone's interest in participating in an activity or event. On the other hand, 'interested to take part' is less common but can still be used to express interest in being involved in something.

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Interested in taking part

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express interest in participating in an activity, event, or opportunity.

Examples:

I am interested in taking part in the charity event.
She is interested in taking part in the school play.
They are interested in taking part in the research project.

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1. The rules for the organisation of a contest shall be communicated to those interested in taking part.
The rules for the organisation of a contest shall be communicated to those interested in taking part.
Stresses the need for projects under the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean to be open to all EU Member States and Mediterranean partners interested in taking part, especially if they are stakeholders in specific projects or fields;
Stresses the need for projects under the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean to be open to all EU states and Mediterranean partners interested in taking part, especially if they are stakeholders in specific projects or fields;
Stresses how important it is that projects under the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean should be open to all EU states and Mediterranean partners interested in taking part, especially if they are stakeholders in specific projects or fields;
Stresses the need for projects under the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean to be open to all EU states and Mediterranean partners interested in taking part, especially if they are stakeholders in specific projects or fields;
If you are actually setting up a working group with Mr Barroso to look at the Lisbon process, I shall be very interested in taking part, in order to try and have everybody singing from the same hymn-sheet.
Stresses the need for projects under the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean to be open to all EU Member States and Mediterranean partners interested in taking part, especially if they are stakeholders in specific projects or fields;

Alternatives:

keen on taking part
excited about taking part
eager to take part
looking forward to taking part
interested in participating

Interested to take part

This phrase is correct but less common in English.

This phrase can also be used to express interest in being involved in something, although it is less frequently used than 'interested in taking part.'

Examples:

He was interested to take part in the project.
She is interested to take part in the competition.
They seem interested to take part in the discussion.

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The Council will be very interested to take part in and contribute to the forthcoming discussions designed to devise specific measures.
Let me end by inviting those honourable Members who are interested to take part in a demonstration of the system on 31 March.
This made it more difficult for many interested parties to take part in the consultation (for example, because of the specific technical terms) or completely impossible for those without a knowledge of English.
But publicity and information are not necessarily enough to ensure that potentially interested farmers choose to take part.
It would be reasonable not to confine the latter to the public sector in the Member States and accession countries if they have decided to take part in the programme, but to allow NGOs, universities and other interested parties to take part.
It is important to ensure that everyone who is interested has a chance to take part in this high-speed development.
Representatives of interested Commission services can take part in the meetings of the Forum, the Bureau and the working parties.
should make public the procedure to be followed for non-legislative documents and lay down clearly when and how interested parties may take part in the procedure concerned and when and how the public may have access to the documents,
should make public the procedure to be followed for non-legislative documents and lay down clearly when and how interested parties may take part in the procedure concerned and when and how the public may have access to the documents;
At the same time, however, other interested groups, such as the social partners, should be obliged to take part in the fight against discrimination.
I received seven requests from parties wishing to be accepted as interested third parties and requests to take part in any hearing.
In the presence of the representatives of the national competition authorities that wished to take part, associated Commission departments and Competition DG, and interested third parties admitted to the proceedings.
The Green Paper on the future of the TEN-T provided for consultation, which concluded on 30 April 2009 without interested members of the public or their associations or movements having been able to take part.
She saw no reason to take part in childish pursuits.
You must persuade even the most unlikely of your colleagues to take part.
Member States should decide themselves which installations or sectors are to take part in emissions trading.
The Director may invite experts or representatives from other relevant bodies to take part.
They also have expressed a desire to take part in our raid.
I'm not here just to take part in the contest.
But you promised to take part.

Alternatives:

keen to take part
excited to take part
eager to participate
looking forward to participating
interested in joining

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Interested in taking part vs Interested to take part