1
: map: such as
a
: an outline map exhibiting something (such as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects
b
: a map for the use of navigators
2
3
: a musical arrangement
also
: a part in such an arrangement
charted; charting; charts
1
: to lay out a plan for
chart a course
2
: to make a map or chart of
chart the coastline
3
: chronicle
the book charts the last years of his life
: to be ranked on a chart
the song charted for three months
Synonyms
Examples of chart in a Sentence
Noun
a chart showing the number of cars sold each month
The doctor consulted the patient's chart.
The record went to the top of the charts.
Verb
They charted the course of the ship.
She wanted to chart her own career path.
He will try to chart a new course for the company.
analysts charting trends in the stock market
Recent Examples on the Web
Xander Zellner, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
Safety The safety depth chart is fine for this season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
To date, none of the files have included doctors’ charts or full medical histories.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
At work, patients expect women to have a more nurturing approach than male doctors, so female doctors spend more time answering patient questions in the exam room or going over electronic charts.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
But, the closer the chart gets to the present, the narrower the divisions become.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
With their first album climbing the charts and the record company upping the recording session’s budget with a blank check, the stakes rise considerably along with the tensions of the group amid its shifting dynamics.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Taylor Swift made her chart debut in Nielsen’s streaming rankings, as her concert movie The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) had a strong showing over its first four days of release on Disney+.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Like Cross, Woman reached No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, while Audio, Video, Disco.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
After the band fell apart in the late ‘70s (in part over a drug trial involving a band employee), Betts recorded with his group Great Southern, while the Allmans reunited briefly in 1979 and again in 1989, finding renewed critical and chart success and performing at Woodstock ’94.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Gaia, the European Space Agency's large camera that charts the thousand million stars in the sky, has spotted black holes before.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Her posthumous album Dreaming of You debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1995.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
This memoir stretches across a quarter century to chart the investigation into the author’s mother’s murder, which occurred in 1986, after she was abducted from a mall parking lot in Oklahoma City.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
While the film focused on the film set tumult, the book charted some of Eleanor's inner turmoil, including the challenges of being married to a larger-than-life figure.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Rumi, the 6-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and JAY-Z, broke a musical record previously held by sister Blue Ivy, 12, becoming the youngest woman to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
This raises the questions of whether the landscape of charting music will change.
—Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Noun
Explore See latest videos, charts and news Released Feb. 7 on Artist Partner Group, the track enters the Hot 100 almost entirely from its streaming sum: 8.8 million official U.S. clicks in the April 12-18 tracking week, according to Luminate.
—Xander Zellner, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2024
Safety The safety depth chart is fine for this season.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2024
To date, none of the files have included doctors’ charts or full medical histories.
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
At work, patients expect women to have a more nurturing approach than male doctors, so female doctors spend more time answering patient questions in the exam room or going over electronic charts.
—Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 22 Apr. 2024
But, the closer the chart gets to the present, the narrower the divisions become.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024
With their first album climbing the charts and the record company upping the recording session’s budget with a blank check, the stakes rise considerably along with the tensions of the group amid its shifting dynamics.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Taylor Swift made her chart debut in Nielsen’s streaming rankings, as her concert movie The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) had a strong showing over its first four days of release on Disney+.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Like Cross, Woman reached No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, while Audio, Video, Disco.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
Verb
As a young person, Ward charted her own course to Stanford University, only later realizing how factors of intergenerational poverty and trauma narrowed what was possible for those before her.
—Mia Barzilay Freund, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2024
After the band fell apart in the late ‘70s (in part over a drug trial involving a band employee), Betts recorded with his group Great Southern, while the Allmans reunited briefly in 1979 and again in 1989, finding renewed critical and chart success and performing at Woodstock ’94.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Gaia, the European Space Agency's large camera that charts the thousand million stars in the sky, has spotted black holes before.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2024
Her posthumous album Dreaming of You debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1995.
—Kayla Randall, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024
This memoir stretches across a quarter century to chart the investigation into the author’s mother’s murder, which occurred in 1986, after she was abducted from a mall parking lot in Oklahoma City.
—The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
While the film focused on the film set tumult, the book charted some of Eleanor's inner turmoil, including the challenges of being married to a larger-than-life figure.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Rumi, the 6-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and JAY-Z, broke a musical record previously held by sister Blue Ivy, 12, becoming the youngest woman to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
This raises the questions of whether the landscape of charting music will change.
—Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
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chart
1 of 2 noun1
a
: map entry 1
especially
: one showing features (as coasts, shoals, and currents) of importance to sailors
b
: an outline map showing something (as differences in climate or magnetism) according to geography
2
: a sheet giving information in the form of a table or of lists or by means of diagrams or graphs
chart
2 of 2 verb1
: to make a map or chart of
2
: to lay out a plan for
Etymology
Noun
from early French charte "map," from Latin charta "piece of papyrus" — related to card entry 3
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