Chat Meaning
/ˈt͡ʃæt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo be engaged in informal conversation.
verbTo talk more than a few words.
Sentence Examples
I met Naomi on my way home and we had a chat.
I had a little chat with John after the meeting.
I just called in for a chat.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Let's sit down and have a friendly ____ about our plans for the weekend.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I had a long ____ with my neighbor about the new local park today.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English chatterder. English chat Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"We would get totally stoned and usually drunk too and chat a load of nonsense into the small hours."
— 2014, Lenny Smith, Choices, page 43:
"Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub."
— 1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
"While there are chats for various interest groups (games, Internet, sports), you can also […]"
— 1997, Meg Booker, The Insider's Guide to America Online, page 256:
"Chat, is this prime minister serious?"
— 2024 September 11, Fatima Payman, 00:48 from the start, in Skibidi Senator Payman + 100,000 aura (video), archived from the original on 12 Sep 2024:
"Wheat and potatoes were traditionally cash crops, though they also provided tail corn for the poultry and chats for the pigs"
— 1978, Joan Thirsk, Edith Holt Whetham, H. P. R. Finberg, The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 8, 1914-1939, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Let's sit down and have a friendly ____ about our plans for the weekend.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
I had a long ____ with my neighbor about the new local park today.