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chat1

Pronunciation: /tʃat/

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Definition of chat

verb (chats, chatting, chatted)

[no object]
  • talk in a friendly and informal way:she chatted to her mother on the phone every day
  • exchange messages online in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network:I have chatted to a few women on the Net

noun

  • an informal conversation:he dropped in for a chat [mass noun]:that’s enough chat for tonight
  • the online exchange of messages in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network:online chat has been widely accepted by average Internet users [count noun]:you can have four simultaneous chats online at once

Phrasal Verbs

chat someone up

informal engage someone in flirtatious conversation:the waiter attempted to chat her up

Origin:

Middle English: shortening of chatter

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