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chat

chat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chat]
    • /tʃæt/
    • /tʃæt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chat]
    • /tʃæt/

Definitions of chat word

  • verb chat When people chat, they talk to each other in an informal and friendly way. 3
  • verb chat Chat is also a noun. 3
  • noun chat informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner 3
  • noun chat the exchange of messages in an internet or other network chatroom 3
  • noun chat any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering cry 3
  • noun chat any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens (yellow-breasted chat) 3

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Origin of chat

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English; short for chatter

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chat popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for chat

verb chat

  • go on — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
  • chatter — If you chatter, you talk quickly and continuously, usually about things which are not important.
  • prate — to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
  • cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
  • babble — If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.

general chat

  • blathering — foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.

noun chat

  • conversation — If you have a conversation with someone, you talk with them, usually in an informal situation.
  • one-to-one — Also, one-one. (of the relationship between two or more groups of things) corresponding element by element.
  • heart-to-heart — frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.
  • talk — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • dialogue — Dialogue is communication or discussion between people or groups of people such as governments or political parties.

Antonyms for chat

noun chat

  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.

Top questions with chat

  • what is snap chat?
  • how does snap chat work?
  • how to video chat on snapchat?
  • how to use snap chat?

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