chat
/tʃæt/
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Definition
Noun:
- An informal conversation: A casual, relaxed talk, often between friends or acquaintances.
- A songbird with a chattering call: A small bird known for its rapid, noisy vocalizations.
Verb:
- To talk in a friendly and informal way: To engage in casual conversation, often about everyday topics.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- We had a nice chat over coffee.
- The garden was filled with the sound of chats in the trees.
Verb:
- They like to chat on the phone every evening.
- I chatted with my neighbor for a few minutes.
Advanced Usage
"To have a chat": To engage in an informal conversation.
- Let's have a quick chat about the project.
"Chat away": To talk continuously in a casual manner.
- They were chatting away for hours.
Variants and Related Words
Chatty (adj): Fond of talking in a friendly, informal way.
- She's very chatty and makes friends easily.
Chatter (verb/noun): To talk rapidly and continuously about trivial matters; rapid, trivial talk.
- The children chattered excitedly.
Synonyms
- Talk: To converse or communicate verbally.
- Converse: To engage in conversation.
Related Phrasal Verbs
Chat up (informal): To talk to someone in a friendly or flirtatious way to gain their interest.
- He tried to chat up the new colleague.
Chat back: To answer someone, especially a person in authority, in a rude or impudent way.
- The student was reprimanded for chatting back to the teacher.
Related Idioms
Shoot the breeze: To chat in a relaxed, idle way.
- We spent the afternoon shooting the breeze on the porch.
A chat room: An online site or platform where people can communicate in real time by typing messages.
- He met his friends in an online chat room.
Noun
- songbirds having a chattering call
- birds having a chattering call
- an informal conversation
Verb
- talk socially without exchanging too much information
- the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze