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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.
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Early investigation suggests solar radiation during a solar flare may have interacted with a vulnerability in the flight-control software. Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025 Kids can interact with the display by pushing buttons that control various features in the town. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025 OpenAI’s product solidified the oracular chatbot as the primary way the world interacts with large language models. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025 The Fujiwhara effect occurs when two tropical cyclones within several hundred miles of each other begin to interact and rotate around a common midpoint, according to NOAA. Daniel Peck, ABC News, 30 Nov. 2025 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 1 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

interact

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

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