Interact Meaning
/ɪn.təˈɹækt/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo act upon each other.
verbTo act upon each other., To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone).
Sentence Examples
Tom seems to be unable to interact normally with other people.
Neutrinos rarely interact with matter.
Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new teacher encouraged students to ____ with each other during group projects.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The children were encouraged to ____ with the animals at the petting zoo under close supervision.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Latin ācta Old French actbor. Middle English acte English act English interact From inter- + act.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The fortunes of the master and the servant, intimately interacting, rose together. The Baron’s secret skill had given Leopold his unexceptionable kingdom; and Leopold, in his turn, as time went on, was able to furnish the Baron with more and more keys to more and more back doors."
— 1921, Lytton Strachey, chapter 3, in Queen Victoria,, London: Collins, published 1958, page 69:
"It is now known that many pairs of organic phosphate insecticides are highly dangerous, the toxicity being stepped up or “potentiated” through the combined action. […] Residues well within the legally permissible limits may interact."
— 1962, Rachel Carson, chapter 3, in Silent Spring, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, pages 31–32:
"The play gives detailed descriptions of the instruments used in the interact music […]"
— 1980, Mary Chan, Music in the Theatre of Ben Jonson, Oxford: Clarendon, Part 1, Chapter 1, p. 15:
"Inasmuch as it is impossible to analyze the contents of an entire interpersonal relationship, it is helpful to conceptualize a given communication event as consisting of a series of subevents. Any one subevent may be pulled out as a basic unit for analysis in the study of interpersonal communication; this basic unit may then be called an interact. […] each interact is a distinctive attempt to conceal, repeat, or disclose information and/or to influence the relationship."
— 1975, Ralph Webb, Jr., chapter 1, in Interpersonal Speech Communication: Principles and Practices, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, pages 23–24:
"As they listened to groups communicate, Fisher and his coworkers noted what each group member said (labeled a speech act) and how the next person responded. This pairing of speech acts is called an interact."
— 1991, Michael Z. Hackman, Craig E. Johnson, chapter 6, in Leadership: A Communication Perspective, Prospect Heights, IL: Waveland Press, page 123:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new teacher encouraged students to ____ with each other during group projects.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The children were encouraged to ____ with the animals at the petting zoo under close supervision.