chat

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /tʃæt/

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Verb

Plain form chat

Third-person singular chats

Past tense chatted

Past participle chatted

Present participle chatting

These women are chatting

1. (intransitive) If two or more people chat, they talk with each other in a casual way, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

   His friends dropped by frequently just to chat.

   The band was taking a break and chatting with the guests.

Related words

• chatty

Related words

• chatroom
• chat up
• chit-chat

Noun

Singular chat

Plural chats

1. (countable) A chat is a casual conversation, sometimes by typing on a computer or cell phone.

   People come to the bar to have a drink and a chat.