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

Efforts to integrate these cameras with software that would provide real-time automatic threat assessments to officers (by analyzing the body language of whomever police are interacting with) have gone nowhere. — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026

The solid-state transformer has a modular design with an active front end interacting with the power grid, an AC/DC converter, and a high-frequency isolation transformer that either steps up or steps down the voltage. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Her father-in-law King Charles and Queen Camilla made a surprise cameo on the show in 2022, interacting with residents during a Platinum Jubilee street party. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026

Trump is also making phone calls to world leaders that interact with the Iranian regime, Bessent said. — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 Aug. 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