interagir

Senses

1. 1.

   to interact

   to communicate or engage with someone or something

2. 2.

   to interact

   to have a mutual or reciprocal effect (chemistry, physics, systems)

Examples

• "As crianças precisam interagir com outras crianças para desenvolver habilidades sociais."

  Children need to interact with other children to develop social skills.

• "É importante interagir com os seguidores nas redes sociais."

  It's important to interact with followers on social media.

• "Os medicamentos podem interagir entre si e causar efeitos colaterais."

  The medications can interact with each other and cause side effects.

Usage

Regular -ir verb. Commonly used with the preposition "com" (interagir com alguém/algo). Very frequent in contexts involving social media, education, technology, and science. Often appears in the gerund form "interagindo" in contemporary Brazilian Portuguese.