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interact

/ˌɪntərˈækt/verb

उच्चारण इन्टरैक्ट

बातचीत करना, संपर्क रखना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ (with sb)

    to communicate with somebody, especially while you work, play or spend time with them

    बातचीत करना, संपर्क रखना

    • Teachers should interact with students.
    • Children learn faster when they interact with each other during group activities.
    • Students interact with experts in the online forum.
    + 3 more examples
    • Babies learn to speak by interacting with their parents.
    • The software allows users to interact in real time.
    • Visitors can interact with the exhibits at the science museum.

    Synonyms communicate mix socialize relate connect

    Opposite ignore avoid

  2. 2

    [I] ~ (with sth)

    if one thing interacts with another, or if two things interact, the two things have an effect on each other

    परस्पर क्रिया करना

    • Some medicines interact with each other.
    • Alcohol interacts with many drugs, so doctors warn patients to be careful.
    • Chemicals in the soil can interact with fertilisers.
    + 3 more examples
    • Some foods interact badly with certain tablets.
    • Sunlight interacts with the gases in the atmosphere.
    • The two proteins interact to start the process.

    Synonyms react affect each other combine

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

interact with + sb / sth

Interact is intransitive and always takes with before the other person or thing.

'Interact' अकर्मक क्रिया है और दूसरे व्यक्ति या वस्तु से पहले हमेशा 'with' लेती है।

  • Teachers should interact with students outside the classroom.
  • Some medicines interact with alcohol.

interact (with no object)

When the parties are already clear, interact can stand alone or take a plural subject.

जब पक्ष पहले से स्पष्ट हों, तब 'interact' अकेला या plural कर्ता के साथ आ सकता है।

  • Children learn when they interact.

interact + adverb

Adverbs say how people or things interact: easily, closely, directly, socially.

Adverbs बताते हैं कि लोग या चीज़ें कैसे interact करती हैं: easily, closely, directly, socially।

  • The two chemicals interact violently.

interact vs communicate

Interact means two-way influence or contact; communicate focuses on passing information.

'Interact' का अर्थ दो-तरफ़ा संपर्क या प्रभाव है; 'communicate' सूचना देने पर केंद्रित है।

  • Shy students may communicate in writing but avoid interacting in class.
+Collocations 4

adverb + interact

closelydirectlysociallyfreelyregularly

  • Doctors must interact closely with patients.

interact + with

with studentswith customerswith each otherwith the environmentwith the public

  • Staff interact with customers all day.

can / will / need to + interact

learn tobe able toneed toget a chance to

  • Children need to interact with others to develop speech.

chemicals / drugs + interact

drugschemicalsgenesspeciesforces

  • Certain drugs interact dangerously with each other.
“More examples 5
  • Radhika loves to interact with people from other cultures.

राधिका को अन्य संस्कृतियों के लोगों से बातचीत करना पसंद है।

  • The app lets students interact with the teacher in real time.

यह app विद्यार्थियों को शिक्षक से real time में संवाद करने देता है।

  • Some animals interact with plants in useful ways.

कुछ जानवर पौधों के साथ उपयोगी तरीक़ों से परस्पर क्रिया करते हैं।

  • Mixing the two liquids is risky because they interact violently.

दोनों तरल मिलाना जोखिम भरा है क्योंकि वे तेज़ी से प्रतिक्रिया करते हैं।

  • At the library, students interact quietly through notes.

पुस्तकालय में विद्यार्थी चिट के ज़रिये शांति से संवाद करते हैं।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She interacts to everyone in the office.

✓ She interacts with everyone in the office.

Interact is followed by with, not to.

'Interact' के बाद 'with' आता है, 'to' नहीं।

✗ He interacted the customers politely.

✓ He interacted with the customers politely.

Interact is intransitive and needs with before its object.

'Interact' अकर्मक है और object से पहले 'with' चाहता है।

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

communicate mix socialize relate connect react affect each other combine

Antonyms

ignore avoid

AaSpelling

in·ter·act

?Which word?

Keep the inter- words: interact, intervene, interrupt, interval, intersect (cross each other), interdependent, international.

Inter- शब्द याद रखिए: interact, intervene, interrupt, interval, intersect (एक-दूसरे को काटना), interdependent, international।

§Grammar and usage

Interact with sb or sth.

Interact के बाद with आता है: interact with sb या sth (किसी से बातचीत या मेल-जोल करना), जैसे 'interact with students'। Interact के बाद सीधे object नहीं लगता, इसलिए with ज़रूरी है।

The adjective interactive means involving communication between people, or between a person and a computer ('an interactive app').

Adjective interactive का अर्थ लोगों के बीच, या व्यक्ति और कंप्यूटर के बीच संवाद वाला है ('an interactive app')।