chat

About 3.78 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To be engaged in informal conversation.

   She chatted with her friend in the cafe.

2. verb To talk a while in a friendly manner.

   I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.

3. verb To talk of; to discuss.

   They chatted politics for a while.

4. verb To chat shit (to speak nonsense, to lie).

   Don't listen to me, I'm chatting.

5. verb To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application .

   Do you want to chat online later?

6. noun Informal conversation.

   It'd be cool to meet up again soon and have a quick chat.

7. noun An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.

   Internet Relay Chat

8. noun A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.

   "Type yes in (the) chat if you can hear me."

Similar words

confabulate confab confabulation chitchat natter gossip visit chatter claver chaffer

Often followed by

with rooms room and about in to on of

Word family

chats chatted chatting