chat

[ chat ]

/ tʃæt /

verb (used without object), chat·ted, chat·ting.

to converse in a familiar or informal manner.

Digital Technology. to participate with one or more people, through the internet, in a real-time conversation, typically as a series of short text exchanges in a specific application, as instant messaging, or by using images, voice, video, or some combination of these: The kids were able to chat with their grandma online.Join our online community to chat about TV shows.

noun

an informal conversation: We had a pleasant chat.

Digital Technology. a real-time conversation between two or more people over the internet or another computer network:Join our free video chat. Have a live chat with one of our customer service representatives.See also instant messaging, chat room.

any of several small Old World thrushes, especially of the genus Saxicola, having a chattering cry.

yellow-breasted chat.

adjective

Digital Technology. noting or relating to an online chat: a chat session.

Verb Phrases

chat up, Chiefly British.

to talk flirtatiously with.
to talk to in a friendly, open way.

SYNONYMS FOR chat

1, 3 talk, chitchat, gossip, visit.

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Origin of chat

First recorded in 1400–50; (verb) late Middle English chatt(e); short for chatter

OTHER WORDS FROM chat

chat·ta·ble, adjective

Definition for chat (2 of 2)

Chât.

(especially in Bordeaux wines) Château.

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Example sentences from the Web for chat

Find this and all the panel discussions, interviews, fireside chats and interactive Q&As listed in the event agenda.
Prices increase tonight for our space-focused event, TC Sessions: Space|Alexandra Ames|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
With the scheduling app Raft, you can set up a project for others to like, add comments to and privately chat about.
Can Technology Save Your Marriage?|Joshua Eferighe|November 20, 2020|Ozy
They lead to things like better-quality photos and videos, chat over Wi-Fi, knowing when a message is read, sharing reactions, and better capabilities for group chats.
Google is testing end-to-end encryption in Android Messages|Dan Goodin|November 19, 2020|Ars Technica
The man who fed the first president — and hungered for freedomWashington also had little patience for chit chat.
George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none.|Ramin Ganeshram|November 19, 2020|Washington Post

Here they found important differences in reelin, a chemical that helps brain cells chat with each other.
Warning! Junk foods can harm a teen’s brain|Sharon Oosthoek|November 19, 2020|Science News For Students
He chatted with them, and they eventually sent him the first few scripts.
Charles Dance on Tywin Lannister’s S5 Return, A ‘Game of Thrones’ Movie,’ and Sexy Peter Dinklage|Marlow Stern|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In one of the moments I chatted briefly with him he made a quip about my work that my mother still quotes to this day.
From POTUS to SCOTUS: Obama’s Big Move?|Keli Goff|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We chatted with Samberg about all of that, bad wedding toasts, Billy Joel karaoke, and more.
Imagine Andy Samberg as Your Best Man|Kevin Fallon|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We chatted about the crazy rehearsal process and how much dancing you do all day.
'So You Think You Can Dance' Winner Ricky Ubeda Is Adorable, and Tired|Kevin Fallon|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Baffled by the jargon-heavy consumer information manual, I chatted with Cheryl Luptowski from the NSF consumer affairs office.
Are Water Filters B.S.?|Michael Schulson|August 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The captain, who was now in excellent humour, walked the deck and chatted affably with every one.
One Day's Courtship|Robert Barr
George chatted with her, behaved as though he had not the slightest idea of leaving and then jumped in at the last minute.
The Road to the Open|Arthur Schnitzler
They chatted and smiled, with hands spread out before the flame.
Bouvard and Pcuchet|Gustave Flaubert
We chatted sociably, plunging about in the stream, with only a few stray natives looking on.
The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
Scherrs letter caused him to pay me no little attention, and he chatted with me considerably.
Twenty Years in Europe|Samuel H. M. Byers

British Dictionary definitions for chat (1 of 2)

chat¹

/ (tʃæt) /

noun

informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner

the exchange of messages in an internet or other network chatroom

any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering crySee also stonechat, whinchat

any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens (yellow-breasted chat)

any of various Australian wrens (family Muscicapidae) of the genus Ephthianura and other genera

verb chats, chatting or chatted (intr)

to talk in an easy familiar way

to exchange messages in a chatroom

Word Origin for chat

C16: short for chatter

British Dictionary definitions for chat (2 of 2)

chat²

/ (tʃæt) /

noun

archaic, or dialect a catkin, esp a willow catkin

Word Origin for chat

C15: from French chat cat, referring to the furry appearance

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verb (used without object), chat·ted, chat·ting.