Klryz
Pronunciation guide: IPA symbols, stress and word endings

Vowels

iːseeɪsite / ɛbedæcat
ɑːfatherɒhot (UK)ɔːlawʊput
uːtooʌcupɜːbirdəabout
eɪdayaɪmyɔɪboyaʊnow
əʊ / oʊgo (UK / US)ɪəneareəhairʊətour

Consonants that look unusual

θthinðthisʃsheʒmeasure
tʃchurchdʒjudgeŋsingjyes

p b t d k g f v s z h m n l r w sound as in ordinary English spelling.

Marks

  • ˈ main stress, before the stressed syllable: /ˈwɔːtə/ water · ˌ lighter (secondary) stress: /ˌʌndəˈstænd/ understand
  • ː a long vowel · (r) an r said only in accents that pronounce it (most American, Scottish, Irish)

Common word endings

  • -s / -es (plurals; he/she form of verbs): /s/ after voiceless sounds (cats), /z/ after voiced (dogs), /ɪz/ after s, z, sh, ch, j sounds (buses, watches). Spelling: -es after s, x, z, ch, sh; consonant + y → -ies (city → cities).
  • -ed (past): /t/ after voiceless sounds (walked), /d/ after voiced (played), /ɪd/ after t or d (wanted). Spelling: love → loved, stop → stopped, carry → carried.
  • -ing: make → making, run → running, see → seeing.
  • Irregular: go, went, gone · be, was, been · see, saw, seen · man → men · child → children · mouse → mice.
  • Older (King James) forms: -eth = -s (he loveth = he loves) · -est with “thou” (thou lovest) · spake = spoke.

English Dictionary · 107,383 entries · Sources & licences

“interacts” is a form of

interact

UK /ɪn.təˈɹækt/ · US /ˌɪn.tɚˈækt/ verb, noun

Forms interacts interacting interacted

  1. verb (of people) To engage in communication and other shared activities (with someone). “The way staff interact with each other during breaks can play an important role in the workplace.”
  2. verb (of two or more things) To affect each other. “This medication can interact with alcohol, so it's best to avoid drinking while you're taking it.”
  3. noun (dated) A short act or piece between others, as in a play; a break between acts.
  4. noun (obsolete) Intermediate employment or time.
  5. noun (social sciences) A pair or series of acts involving more than one person.

Synonyms

interlude entracte intermission

Etymology

Pref. inter- + act. Cf. Entr'acte.

Webster’s 1913

  1. noun A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time. Chesterfield.
  2. verb To act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact.

Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “interact”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details