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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One additional point is that conversion rates also rose when customers interacted with the new flow. Chris Lipp, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Dark matter interacts with itself and/or normal matter through an additional, hitherto undiscovered force, in addition to gravity. Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026 For one thing, his teams are designing AI agents to reach out to job seekers on behalf of employers on his platforms, to screen and interact with applicants. Diane Brady, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026 This insistence on verifiable evidence marks a turning point in how veterinary medicine interacts with technology. Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026 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 29 Jan. 2026.

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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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