interact
Americanverb (used without object)
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to act one upon another.
A person's microbiome and immune system may interact in ways that promote inflammation.
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to communicate, work, or participate in an activity with someone or something: a user interacting with a computer program.
a boss who seldom interacts with employees;
a user interacting with a computer program.
verb
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Conjugated Forms
Present
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interactsimple
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interactssimple
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have interactedperfect
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has interactedperfect
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am interactingprogressive
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are interactingprogressive
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is interactingprogressive
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have been interactingperfect progressive
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has been interactingperfect progressive
Past
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interactedsimple
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had interactedperfect
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was interactingprogressive
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were interactingprogressive
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had been interactingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of interact
Explanation
Talking, dancing, playing a game — all of these activities allow you to interact with other people. To interact means to communicate and react to the people you're involved with. Some video games are called interactive because they are not static, like board games, but allow players to interact with them and direct the story. If you are talking about chemicals or medicines that interact, the presence of one affects the way the other works. If someone says that you interact well with children, it means you communicate well with them and they respond to you.
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Example Sentences
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He turns to me: “This is what I do for a living. Interact with the customers. All right, Steve, man, thanks.”
From Slate • Oct. 26, 2024
AutoCAD — the “CAD” stands for computer-aided design — was based on a program called Interact created by Michael Riddle, another company founder.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2024
Members of the high school’s service-minded Interact Club cited those numbers in a viral TikTok video this year.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
Aaron Posner’s “Life Sucks,” in an Interact Theatre Company production at the Broadwater Main Stage frolicsomely directed by Barry Heins, turns Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” into a giddy existential romp.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023
The concrete guard towers were turned into headquarters for service clubs like Interact and Junior Achievement.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
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