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title: interact — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «interact» in the school dictionary: To interact means to talk, play or work with other people and respond to them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# interact

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**Who acts:** things, chemicals, puppy, new pupil, Plants, medicines · **What happens:** interact, mean, talk, play, work, respond · **To what, where:** people, science, each, food web, display, habitat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«interact» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [interact in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/interact.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To interact means to talk, play or work with other people and respond to them.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:m1:1
# text = To interact means to talk, play or work with other people and respond to them.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	interact	interact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	respond	respond	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **talk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **play** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **work** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with other people | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with people=Co-Agent |
| 6 | **respond** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  | people |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to they=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In science, things interact when they affect each other, like chemicals reacting or animals in a food web.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:m2:1
# text = In science, things interact when they affect each other, like chemicals reacting or animals in a food web.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	interact	interact	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	affect	affect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	8	obj	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	chemicals	chemical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	reacting	react	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	web	web	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | present | things |  |  | science |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **affect** | present | things *= thing* | each |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus each=Experiencer |
| 3 | **react** | gerund | chemicals |  |  | a food web |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To interact with a computer, game or display means to use it by clicking, touching or speaking.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:m3:1
# text = To interact with a computer, game or display means to use it by clicking, touching or speaking.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	interact	interact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	csubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	display	display	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	clicking	click	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a computer or display | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with computer=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **use** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | display |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **click** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **touch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our puppy loves to interact with other dogs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x1:1
# text = Our puppy loves to interact with other dogs.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	interact	interact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Our puppy |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **interact** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Our puppy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with other dogs | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with dog=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new pupil was shy but soon began to interact with the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x2:1
# text = The new pupil was shy but soon began to interact with the class.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	interact	interact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the new pupil |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the new pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **interact** | to-infinitive | the new pupil *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the class | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with class=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants and animals interact in a habitat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x3:1
# text = Plants and animals interact in a habitat.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	interact	interact	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	habitat	habitat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | present | Plants and animals |  |  | a habitat |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some medicines interact with each other badly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x4:1
# text = Some medicines interact with each other badly.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	medicines	medicine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	interact	interact	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	3	obl	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
7	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | present | some medicines |  |  |  |  | with each; badly *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with each=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can interact with the museum displays by pressing buttons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x5:1
# text = You can interact with the museum displays by pressing buttons.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	interact	interact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	displays	display	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pressing	press	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	buttons	button	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | can | You |  |  |  |  | with the museum displays | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with display=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **press** | gerund | You *not said here* | buttons |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We interact online, but be careful who you talk to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x6:1
# text = We interact online, but be careful who you talk to.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	interact	interact	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	online	online	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | present | We |  |  |  |  | online *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bees and flowers interact: bees get food, flowers get pollen moved.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x7:1
# text = Bees and flowers interact: bees get food, flowers get pollen moved.
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	interact	interact	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	pollen	pollen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interact** | present | Bees and flowers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | bees | food |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |
| 3 | **get** | present | flowers | pollen |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **move** | participle | pollen *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game lets players interact with characters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:interact:x8:1
# text = The game lets players interact with characters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	interact	interact	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	characters	character	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | the game |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **interact** | infinitive | players |  |  |  |  | with characters | vn interact-36.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with character=Co-Agent |

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