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

Their contract with the school includes homework monitoring, and school staff more frequently interacts with them. — Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Unlike dark matter, ordinary matter interacts with light, which causes the two types of matter to move at different speeds. — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Certain viewing information may also be collected as part of usage information relating to how the user interacts with the TV and its services, such as information about content selected for viewing or channels the user switches to. — John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

The team now plans to expand the model to test how multiple bubbles grow, merge, and interact. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 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