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int-uh-r-AKSHUN/ˌɪntərˈækʃn/

Interaction is the process of talking or working with other people or things: social interaction; interaction between teacher and class. Communication is sending and receiving messages; a conversation is one talk. Interact is the verb: interact with. Interactive describes software or lessons that respond to the user. Face-to-face interaction is a common exam contrast with online. Uncountable for the general idea; countable for one instance in academic writing.

Meaning

The process of talking or working with other people or things.

Examples

• “There is a lot of interaction in this class.”
• “Face-to-face interaction is harder to replace with email.”
• “The study looked at interaction between parents and children.”

Good to know

interaction between / with. social / face-to-face interaction. Verb: interact with. Software: interactive. Messages: communication.

Near in meaning

communication

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