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
Etymology
Origin of interact
Example Sentences
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And finally, younger generations—Gen Z specifically—have learned to communicate in a digital world, sending texts and instant messages instead of interacting in person.
"Instead, they may have accreted, or accumulated, a significant inventory of COMs at birth, providing a chemical foundation that could later interact with the liquid water in their interiors."
From Science Daily
She later pivoted the startup’s strategy to using AI technology to develop a “chatbot” that would interact with students and their families.
From Los Angeles Times
It also requires them to disclose to customers when they are interacting with an artificial rather than human agent.
From Barron's
The women only interacted with the agent on one day, during an incident that lasted 90 minutes, he said.
From Los Angeles Times
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