interacted; interacting; interacts
Synonyms of interact

intransitive verb

: to act upon one another

Examples of interact in a Sentence

They're quiet children who don't interact much.
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Deloitte predicts that the proportion of organizations deploying autonomous AI agents, capable of planning, taking action and interacting with external systems, will rise from 23% to 74% within two years. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The role that presidents have assumed at home and abroad, as well as the ways Americans interact with their presidents, have taken form throught the possibilities – and the limitations – of presidential aircraft. Peter Kastor, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Anyone who’s on an anticoagulant, anything that thins your blood or prevents you from having a blood clot, should talk with a pharmacist or healthcare provider first to double-check which supplements interact with those types of medications. Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026 Shanahan interacted with a few players, including Warner, Kyle Juszczyk, Christian McCaffrey and Dre Greenlaw before leaving the field. ABC News, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for interact

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interact was in 1852

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“Interact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interact. Accessed 28 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

interact

verb
: to act on one another

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