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interact with

B1 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words

To talk to, work with, or affect someone or something else.

Meanings

1 B1 neutral

For people to communicate or act with one another in a social situation.

"The program encourages students to interact with peers from different cultural backgrounds."

Grammar: inseparable
2 B1 neutral

For a user to operate or use a digital system, interface, or device.

"The app makes it easy for children to interact with educational content."

Grammar: inseparable
3 B2 neutral

For chemicals, drugs, or biological substances to act upon each other and produce an effect.

"This medication can interact with alcohol and cause serious side effects."

Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes

Used across many fields: social (people interacting), technological (user interacts with software), scientific (chemicals interacting), biological (organisms interacting). Somewhat more formal than 'talk to' or 'deal with'.

Commonly used with

users customers environment system chemicals audience colleagues

Forms

Base
interact with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
interacts with
he/she/it
Past simple
interacted with
yesterday
Past participle
interacted with
have + pp
-ing form
interacting with
continuous

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