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

In a post on X, the company said its new policy was meant to give schools more choice over how students interact with AI. — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026

These interacting factors have helped nearly quadruple the annual area burned in the western United States since 2000. — Virginia Iglesias, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026

The policy change could mark a major shift in how students and educators interact with one of the biggest providers of education technology in the world. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

OpenAI has invested heavily in voice AI models, whose humanlike responses make interacting with the technology more seamless. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Nov. 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