interact

verb

in·​ter·​act ˌin-tər-ˈakt How to pronounce interact (audio)
interacted; interacting; interacts

intransitive verb

: to act upon one another

Examples of interact in a Sentence

They're quiet children who don't interact much.
Recent Examples on the Web Clips of Jason interacting with Eagles fans from various rallies and community involvement initiatives over the years can be seen in the video, which runs almost 7 minutes long. Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024 How the word count was determined USA TODAY reviewed the court transcript to determine the length of attorney presentations from each side, which justice spoke the most during the argument, and which attorney interacted most with the justices. USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2024 This implies that anyone can enter a pharmacy and get an OTC product off of the shelf without having to interact with a pharmacist. Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024 The vast majority are also passive trackers that don’t interact with your phone except to sync data. Victoria Song, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2024 DreamWorks Land attraction details Shrek’s Swamp Meet: Guests can visit Shrek’s Swamp Meet to interact with beloved characters Shrek, Princess Fiona, and Donkey, the noble steed eager to joke around and converse with guests, just outside of Shrek’s cottage. EW.com, 29 Feb. 2024 One is about distribution and the other about creation, but both have widespread material impacts on how people interact with these tools, our information ecosystem, and the most pressing issues in society. Sage Lazzaro, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024 Ethical travel Keith Henry, president and CEO of Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada and president of the BC Métis Federation, share how to respectfully interact with Indigenous communities. Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024 Watching the actors actually interact with the world around them — especially in a show that’s literally about harmony with nature — just serves to make the over reliance on the Volume that much more blatant. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interact was in 1839

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“Interact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interact. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

interact

verb
in·​ter·​act ˌint-ə-ˈrakt How to pronounce interact (audio)
: to act on one another
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