interactuar

to interact

verb een-teh-rahk-too-AHR Rare

Usage Note

Interactuar is the standard Spanish verb for 'to interact,' used in social, digital, and scientific contexts: interactuar con el público (interact with the audience), interactuar con la aplicación (interact with the app). It conjugates like actuar (stress on -ú- in present singular/third-plural: interactúo, interactúas…). The derived noun is interacción.

Examples

"Los estudiantes deben interactuar con hablantes nativos."

Natural Translation

Students should interact with native speakers.

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