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verb | noun chatchat1 /tʃæt/ ●●○ verb (chatted, chatting) [intransitive] VERB TABLEchat |
| Present | I, you, we, they | chat | | he, she, it | chats | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chatted | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chatted | | he, she, it | has chatted | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chatted | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chat | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chatted |
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| Present | I | am chatting | | he, she, it | is chatting | | you, we, they | are chatting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was chatting | | you, we, they | were chatting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chatting | | he, she, it | has been chatting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chatting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chatting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chatting |
THESAURUSconversation► talk to say things to someone, especially in a conversation: I could hear people talking in the next room. Once Lou gets talking, you know you’re going to be there a while (=starts having a conversation). ► speak (to/with somebody) to talk to someone about something, especially for a particular reason: Can I speak to you in the other room? ► discuss to talk seriously about ideas or plans: We’ll discuss the matter at the meeting. ► have a conversation (with somebody) to talk informally to another person or people in order to ask questions, exchange ideas, etc.: I had a brief conversation with him last week. ► converse formal to have a conversation with someone: Students like her because she can converse with them in their own language. ► chat (with/to somebody) (also have a chat) informal to talk to someone in a friendly way about things that are not very important: We had a nice chat about what our kids are up to. ► visit (with somebody) informal to have a conversation with someone, especially about your personal lives: The aunts and uncles were visiting in the living room. ► gossip to talk about other people’s private lives when they are not there: People have started to gossip about his wife. ► whisper to talk quietly, usually because you do not want other people to hear what you are saying: He turned to his mother and whispered something in her ear. ► go on to talk too much or for too long about something: She went on and on about how good she was at basketball. ► ramble (on) to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem organized, and that other people think is boring: He rambled on for an hour about fishing. ► chatter/prattle to talk a lot without stopping about things that are not important: She chattered happily about the party until she noticed I wasn’t listening. 1to talk in a friendly informal way, especially about things that are not important: The two women chatted all evening.chat about We sat up late, chatting about life in the city.chat with/to Dad really enjoys chatting with people from other countries.► see thesaurus at talk12to communicate with several people by computer, using a special Internet program that allows you to exchange written messages very quickly → see also chat room verb | noun chatchat2 ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable] ETYMOLOGYchat2Origin: 1400-1500 chatter ► have a chat with Mr. Reynolds wants to have a chat with me about my report. 1a friendly informal conversation: Mr. Reynolds wants to have a chat with me about my report.2a conversation that you have with a person or group of people on the Internet, for example in a chat room: on-line chat → see also chit-chat |