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interact

verb
in·​ter·​act | \ ËŒin-tÉ™r-ˈakt How to pronounce interact (audio) \
interacted; interacting; interacts

Definition of interact

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

The participants will interact with the rodeo queen and court, therapy horses and professional rodeo cowboys and cowgirls. Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Tickets available for 47th annual Poway Rodeo," 4 Sep. 2019 Google's Home speakers allow you to interact with Google Assistant -- similar to Amazon's Alexa -- using your voice. Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, "The entire line of Google Home devices on sale now at Walmart," 28 Aug. 2019 After over 4,000 hours working with him, Rocket would eventually be able to interact with others. Kelly Wilkinson, Indianapolis Star, "3 of the rarest dogs in the world live in Beech Grove — and they can sing!," 27 Aug. 2019 Tennant would regularly interact with Walton due to her work as a host of live studio shows for Lakers games and a reporter for the team’s pre- and post-game coverage. Michael Mccann, SI.com, "Examining Every Aspect of the Luke Walton Investigation and Considering Next Steps," 27 Aug. 2019 The way that people interact with each other is kind of remarkable to me. Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, "Marc Maron and Lynn Shelton on a 'cultural re-education’ on the South, filming ‘Sword of Trust’ in Alabama," 21 Aug. 2019 From using brain activity to control a toy spider to engaging a group in collective mind control, the open-source brain computer interface aims to change the way people interact with machines. Zeynep Tufekci, WIRED, "Altruism Still Fuels the Web. Businesses Love to Exploit It," 20 Aug. 2019 Beck and Fury will interact with Peter and test his judgment as to joining a superhero team. Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘Angel Has Fallen’ and ‘Overcomer’ open Friday," 20 Aug. 2019 Male and female inmates interacted only for about an hour each day. Mia Armstrong, Longreads, "In Sickness, In Health — and In Prison," 19 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of interact

1839, in the meaning defined above

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interact

verb

English Language Learners Definition of interact

: to talk or do things with other people
: to act together : to come together and have an effect on each other

interact

verb
in·​ter·​act | \ ËŒin-tÉ™r-ˈakt How to pronounce interact (audio) \
interacted; interacting

Kids Definition of interact

1 : to talk or do things with other people The neighbors don't interact.
2 : to act upon or together with something else The chemicals interacted to produce smoke.

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