chat
verb (used without object)
to converse in a familiar or informal manner.
had chatted
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past perfectof chat.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He wasn’t the only one who had chatted me up about anime either.
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
Within hours, he had chatted with his three biggest rivals, Brian T. Moynihan of Bank of America; Jane Fraser of Citi; and Charles W. Scharf of Wells Fargo, invoking Ms. Yellen’s interest during each call.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2023
They had chatted by phone, Mr. Dawson said, to discuss the quarterback’s knee injury earlier in the season and the death of Mr. Dawson’s father in 1969.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022
I had chatted to her just before the gig started, as intrigued as Styles by what she was holding.
From BBC ● May 25, 2022
During the hour drive to the museum, Tamika and I had chatted and giggled nonstop.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
