interact

verb

in·​ter·​act ˌin-tər-ˈakt 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

In his ethnographic fieldwork—observing real humans interacting with real robots in natural environments, rather than online experiments with images—race has not surfaced as a significant factor. —Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026

The pair interacted two more times before Pendleton walked away. —Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026

While the theory of probability wasn’t identified until 1654 by French mathematicians Blaise Pascal and Pierre de Fermat, Madden said that this test opens new avenues for understanding how humans interacted with the concept before the development of the theory. —Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026

Every microchip used to power artificial intelligence must be put into hardware that can interact with the outside world. —Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for interact

• artefact
• artifact
• counteract
• inexact
• noncontact
• reenact
• subcontract
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• contract

Kids Definition

interact

verb

in·​ter·​act ˌint-ə-ˈrakt 

: to act on one another