interact

verb

in·​ter·​act ˌin-tər-ˈakt 

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

Instead, the detainees interacted with private contractors from multiple companies. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Reviews, equipment condition and how the groomer interacts with your dog reveal more than a certificate on the wall. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Even more recently, Yann LeCun started Advanced Machine Intelligence (AMI), a company betting the farm on the notion that the real future of AI systems is in models that interact with the physical world (or at least simulate it), not just language. — ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026

He’s leaned into this virality, posting cheeky selfies on Instagram, uploading long-form vlogs on YouTube and interacting with fans on his public Snapchat stories, often poking fun at himself. — Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interact

• artefact
• artifact
• counteract
• inexact
• noncontact
• reenact
• subcontract
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract

Kids Definition

interact

verb

in·​ter·​act ˌint-ə-ˈrakt 

: to act on one another