chat

/ˈt͡ʃæt/

noun 10verb 5intj 1name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + CHAT

have

My friends and I had a quick chat before class started this morning.

CHAT + NOUN

show

PREP

~ about

We had a quick chat about the movie after the show ended.

~ between

There was a friendly chat between the two neighbors about the new community garden.

~ to/with

I had a nice chat with my colleague over coffee this morning.

(verb.)

ADV

briefly

amicably, casually, easily, informally

After dinner, the guests chatted casually in the living room for hours.

politely

away

The friends chatted away for hours while sitting in the café.

PREP

about

My friends and I chatted about our plans for the weekend over coffee.

I enjoyed chatting to my neighbor while we waited for the bus.

with

She enjoys chatting with her neighbors over coffee every morning.

Definitions

verb

To be engaged in informal conversation.

She chatted with her friend in the cafe.

I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.

To talk more than a few words.

I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.

To talk of; to discuss.

They chatted politics for a while.

We would get totally stoned and usually drunk too and chat a load of nonsense into the small hours.

To chat shit (to speak nonsense, to lie).

Don't listen to me, I'm chatting.

To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).

Do you want to chat online later?

noun

Informal conversation.

It'd be cool to meet up again soon and have a quick chat.

Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.

An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

Internet Relay Chat

A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.

"Type yes in (the) chat if you can hear me."

While there are chats for various interest groups (games, Internet, sports), you can also […]

A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.

The chat just made a joke about my poor skillz.

"Chat, should I pick up this sword before heading out?"

A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.

intj

Used to introduce a question, to address all the other people present.

Chat, is this real?

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an informal conversation

verb — talk socially without exchanging too much information

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

chat up

To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationsh

Have you been chatting up my girlfriend?

flat chat

At maximum capability, intensity, or speed.

We had the car going flat chat down the highway when the cops pulled us over.

F in the chat

condolences, regret, or sympathy.

One hour ago, however, Gaules [pseudonym; Alexandre Borba Chiqueta] put out a mysterious tweet. "If you have faith, leave your F in the chat," he wrote. The word F, in gaming cultu

L in the chat

A loss, failure, or unfortunate event.

Example Bank

She chatted with her friend in the cafe.

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I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.

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I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.

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It'd be cool to meet up again soon and have a quick chat.

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Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.

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Internet Relay Chat

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, chat is marked as informal, slang, humorous, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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