# interact

Pronunciation: US say "in-tur-AKT" /ˌɪn.tɚˈækt/; UK/AUS say "in-tuh-RAKT" /ɪn.təˈɹækt/

## Verb

1. To communicate and take part in shared activities with another person or group.
   - Simple: To talk and do things together with other people.
   - _Good teachers interact with their students rather than just lecturing._
   - _The host moved around the room, interacting with every guest._
2. To act upon one another so that each produces an effect on the other.
   - Simple: When two or more things change or affect one another.
   - _These two chemicals interact violently when they are combined._
   - _Gravity and motion interact to keep planets in orbit._

## Noun

3. A pair or sequence of actions that passes between two or more people.
   - Simple: A set of actions that happen between two or more people.
   - _Each interact between buyer and seller was logged for analysis._
   - _Patterns emerge only when many interacts are compared over time._

## Noun

4. A short piece performed between the main acts of a play, or the pause between those acts. *(dated)*
   - Simple: A short performance or break placed between the main acts of a play.
   - _A short comic interact entertained the audience between the tragedy's acts._
   - _The orchestra filled each interact with light music._
5. An intervening period of time, or temporary employment during such a period. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The time or work that comes in between two other periods.

## Origin

Formed from the prefix inter-, meaning 'between,' combined with the word act.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/interact (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).