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in·ter·act
(ĭn′tər-ăkt′)intr.v. in·ter·act·ed, in·ter·act·ing, in·ter·acts
To act on each other: "More than a dozen variable factors could interact, with their permutations running into the thousands" (Tom Clancy).
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interact
(ˌɪntərˈækt)vb
(intr) to act on or in close relation with each other
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
in•ter•act
(ˌɪn tərˈækt)v.i.
to act upon one another.
[1740–50]
in`ter•ac′tant, n.
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interact
Past participle: interacted
Gerund: interacting
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| Verb | 1. | interact - act together or towards others or with others; "He should interact more with his colleagues" collude, conspire - act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose; "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall" communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" reach out - attempt to communicate; "I try to reach out to my daughter but she doesn't want to have anything to do with me" communicate - be in verbal contact; interchange information or ideas; "He and his sons haven't communicated for years"; "Do you communicate well with your advisor?" keep in line, control, manipulate - control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; "She manipulates her boss"; "She is a very controlling mother and doesn't let her children grow up"; "The teacher knew how to keep the class in line"; "she keeps in line" transact - conduct business; "transact with foreign governments" act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel" marginalise, marginalize - relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people; "We must not marginalize the poor in our society" combine - join for a common purpose or in a common action; "These forces combined with others" have - have a personal or business relationship with someone; "have a postdoc"; "have an assistant"; "have a lover" socialise, socialize - take part in social activities; interact with others; "He never socializes with his colleagues"; "The old man hates to socialize" get in touch, touch base, connect - establish communication with someone; "did you finally connect with your long-lost cousin?" foregather, forgather, gather, assemble, meet - collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" relate - have or establish a relationship to; "She relates well to her peers" do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently" fall all over - display excessive love or show excessive gratitude towards; "This student falls all over her former professor when she sees him" intervene, step in, interfere, interpose - get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; "Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?" |
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Translations
يَتَفاعَل
vzájemně působit
have kontakt med
egymásra hat
verka gagnkvæmt
dialoginissąveikasąveikaujantisveikti vienas kitą
savstarpēji iedarboties
vzájomne pôsobiť
etkileşmek
interact
[ˌɪntərˈækt] VI → influirse mutuamente, interactuarto interact with sb → relacionarse con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˌɪntərˈækt] viCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
interact
(intərˈӕkt) verb (of two or more people, things etc) to act, or have some effect, on each other.
ˌinterˈaction (-ʃən) nounˌinterˈactive (-iv) adjective
allowing a continuous exchange of information between a computer and the person using it, so that the computer can respond immediately to the user's instructions or questions. an interactive system/program; interactive video games.
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