chatted; chatting
2
a
: to talk in an informal or familiar manner
b
: to take part in an online discussion in a chat room
chiefly British
: to talk to
especially
: to talk lightly, glibly, or flirtatiously with
—often used with up
1
: idle small talk : chatter
2
: light informal or familiar talk
especially
: conversation
3
[imitative]
: any of several songbirds (as of the genera Emarginata or Myrmecocichla)
4
: online discussion in a chat room
also
: an instance of such discussion
participate in computer chats
Examples of chat in a Sentence
Verb
We chatted about our plans for the summer.
called him up to chat
She stayed up all night chatting with her friends online.
Noun
We enjoyed a chat over coffee.
software used for e-mail and chat
Recent Examples on the Web
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday evening in NYC, Stone, Lanthimos, and Tracy took the stage for a post-screening Q&A to chat about the film with Patti Smith, who had plenty of queries about the film’s making, including the one-take-only head-shaving.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Users may believe their chats are private, but in many cases, the company controls how the information is stored, shared or even sold.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Hey, speaking of suffering, let’s quickly chat about what’s happening over at Castle Grant.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday evening in NYC, Stone, Lanthimos, and Tracy took the stage for a post-screening Q&A to chat about the film with Patti Smith, who had plenty of queries about the film’s making, including the one-take-only head-shaving.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
There is a great deal of widespread angst right now about people having unhealthy chats with AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Users may believe their chats are private, but in many cases, the company controls how the information is stored, shared or even sold.
—Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Chat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chat. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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chat
1 of 2 verb
chatted; chatting
1
: to talk in a friendly manner about things that are not serious
2
: to take part in an online discussion in a chat room
chat
2 of 2 noun1
: a light friendly conversation
2
: a talk held over the Internet by people using a chat room
3
: any of several songbirds with a chattering call
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