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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Robertson interacts frequently with a typically terse Robert DeNiro during the making of Raging Bull. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025 Closing the visitor centers at Goddard and Wallops would cut off the only public-facing arms of NASA in their areas and eliminate the communities' primary way of interacting with the space agency. Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025 This trend conflicts with how deeply rural populations value family and friendship, and fails to capture how rural populations interact with the indoor spaces that are central to their daily lives. William Jones, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025 This setup will be temporary until both felines are ready to interact comfortably. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for interact

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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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 4 Nov. 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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