interact

verb

in·​ter·​act ˌin-tər-ˈakt How to pronounce interact (audio)
interacted; interacting; interacts
Synonyms of interactnext

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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People can view content anonymously or create accounts to upload and interact with videos. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Dec. 2025 Utilities in places like Hawaii and Texas are using the device to understand how concentrations of power electronics interact with the grid. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Dec. 2025 Kids can interact with the display by pushing buttons that control various features in the town. Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Dec. 2025 Another is the Agent2Agent protocol, launched by Google last spring, which proposes a world in which agents interact directly with each other. Cal Newport, New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interact

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

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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 30 Dec. 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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