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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Morning wind chills in both cities could sit in the lower to mid-20s, but Chicago’s setup is uniquely volatile because of how the Arctic air is interacting with the warm lake. Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025 Then, at the next vehicle entrance, the city is proposing a tunnel so bike traffic can move without interacting with cars. Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025 To better understand how solar wind energy interacts with Mars’ atmosphere and magnetic environment, and how that might have altered the planet's surface, NASA and the University of California, Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory are sending twin orbiters to the Red Planet. Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2025 Health care, disability compensation, GI Bill education benefits, TRICARE, and tax-free payments all interact in ways that can either strengthen or complicate a family’s long-term goals. Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 8 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 11 Nov. 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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