chat
/ˈt͡ʃæt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.57 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To be engaged in informal conversation.
verb
To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network such as a social media chat room or messaging application (as if having a face-to-face conversation instead of SMS or writing emails or letters).
noun
An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A chat room, especially (in later use) one accompanying a videoconference or live stream.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "She chatted with her friend in the cafe."
- "I like to chat over a coffee with a friend."
- "I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while."
- "They chatted politics for a while."
- "We would get totally stoned and usually drunk too and chat a load of nonsense into the small hours."
- "Don't listen to me, I'm chatting."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈt͡ʃæt/
- British English: /ˈt͡ʃæt/