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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At Sheba Medical Center in Israel, dozens of patients in a pilot in the emergency department interact with an AI medical agent. Gil Press, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Autism is not a disease Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that affects how individuals interact and communicate with others. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2025 Certain medications and supplements can interact with birth control, reducing its effectiveness or worsening its side effects. Ashley Wong, Health, 26 Apr. 2025 In the study, researchers asked a group of human volunteers to watch three-second video clips and rate the various ways individuals in those videos were interacting with one another. Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interact

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interact was in 1839

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“Interact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interact. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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interact

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

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