to chat
375
1.0
- verb
- /tʃæt/
- Informal
- Thought we could chat over some tea.
- chat with friends
- sit and chat
- chat online
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Watch on YouTubeQuick things, but we will chat once I get my food.
- Quick things, but we will chat once I get my food.
- We'd love to at least chat before you bid adieu.
- They pray to these statues, which is like someone chatting to a house.
- I can't really chat with you guys in the car.
- The end result is most of these guys chat nonsense most of the time.
- And we spent the night chatting, dancing, having a bit of a drink.
- It's not a tutorial, it's just chatting while I put stuff on my face.
- You can now video chat via your cellular phone.
- Social media, text messaging, emailing, video chatting, this is all shrunk the world.
- So we had a good time then like chatted about art and stuff.
- So a great evening for us is home chatting and reading.
- I think we can perfectly easily chat to them, get with them.
Examples
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"We are a successful species," he begins as we settle in to chat about what makes humans special.
Academic text (2006) -
I also spent many rainy weekend afternoons there writing and chatting with Shirley.
Academic text (2008) -
Still want to chat, or are you gonna join them?
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Or we could just chat for a while.
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Are you going to chat with your friends online, or are you going to work?
Academic text (2012) -
On the Internet, they could chat with students at other schools across the country.
Academic text (1996) -
Look, can we chat between top ups?
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We walked down the block and up the stairs together, chatting about nothing in particular.
Fiction book (1990) -
We'll chat about language.
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We can sit on the porch and chat about our weekend plans.
Synonyms
70
1.6
To talk in a friendly, casual way about a subject
48
3.3
To talk with someone in a friendly way
45
2.7
To talk quickly and without stopping about unimportant things
18
1.0
To discuss small safe topics to start conversation and fill silence
10
3.0
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
9
6.8
To chat in a relaxed informal way about unimportant things
8
7.7
To talk for a long time in a relaxed, often boring way
7
4.1
To talk in a friendly, light way about unimportant things
4
7.9
Talk in a friendly way about small unimportant things
3
7.9
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way for a long time
2
9.3
Talk in a friendly, relaxed way
1
9.4
To call someone and talk informally by phone
1
8.5
To talk briefly and informally with someone, often in private
1
8.5
To talk in a lively, informal way about things like music
1
9.9
Talk in a friendly way about small, unimportant things
1
8.7
To chat with others about small, unimportant things
To talk in a relaxed, friendly way
To talk in a relaxed way about nothing important
Talking in a friendly, relaxed way with other people
To have a light friendly chat about unimportant things
Antonyms
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
- NSFW
5
6.9
Talk to someone in a friendly, flirty way to start a romantic relationship
- Jargon
1
7.7
To send many messages quickly and make it hard for others to read or join
Compounds
- UK
6
2.5
A TV or radio programme where famous people talk about topics and answer audience questions
- Specialized
1
8.2
A large North American bird that sings and often copies other birds, with a green back and bright yellow breast
How Informal
- Informal
53
1.3
45
2.7
- Informal
375
1.0
∞
1.0
- Formal
521
3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chat as a verb is a shorter form of chatter, a word that copies quick talking, so to chat is to talk in a friendly, informal way.