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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With this in mind, parents should teach kids how to safely interact with dogs, Teller said. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 9 May 2025 By all accounts, to interact with $TRUMP is to funnel money directly into the president’s pockets, but the campaign-finance laws that caused the Winklevosses’ exorbitant donations to be refunded don’t apply here. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025 How the first American pope will interact with the president of his homeland remains to be seen, but a few posts on social media might provide a clue. Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025 The message sent to Boca Raton Middle School families on Wednesday said that McCray had not been allowed to interact with any students since he was removed from the campus in February. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for interact

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of interact was in 1839

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“Interact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interact. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

interact

verb
in·​ter·​act ˌint-ə-ˈrakt How to pronounce interact (audio)
: to act on one another

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