Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.
Chat, is this real?
Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.
It'd be cool to meet up again soon and have a quick chat.
Reg liked a chat about old times and we used to go and have a chinwag in the pub.1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
Internet Relay Chat
"Type yes in (the) chat if you can hear me."
While there are chats for various interest groups (games, Internet, sports), you can also […]1997, Meg Booker, The Insider's Guide to America Online, page 256:
"Chat, should I pick up this sword before heading out?"
The chat just made a joke about my poor skillz.
Chat, is this prime minister serious?2024 September 11, Fatima Payman, 00:48 from the start, in Skibidi Senator Payman + 100,000 aura (video), archived from the original on 12 Sep 2024:
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rufous bush chat (Birds) · water-chat (Birds) · whinchat (Birds) · bushchat (Birds) · fallowchat (Birds) · rock chat (Birds) · palmchat (Birds) · chat-tanager (Birds) · chatshrike (Birds) · stonechat (Birds) · yellow-breasted chat (Birds) · furzechat (Birds) · robin-chat (Birds) · anteater chat (Birds)
ms sembang dalam talian (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · lt pasišnekėjimas (informal conversation) · bg ра́зговор (informal conversation) · af geselsie (informal conversation) · tr sohbet (informal conversation) · ru бесе́да (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · fi keskustelu (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · de Schmätzer (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) · ja チャット (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · el τηλεσυνδιάσκεψη (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · cmn 談話 /谈话 (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · sv småprat (informal conversation) · de Schwatz (informal conversation) · es lata (informal conversation) · eo babilo (informal conversation) · ca xat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ru чат (entirety of users in a chat room) · el ικτερίς (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) · de Chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · tr çevrimiçi sohbet (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · tr sohbet (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ms sembang (informal conversation) · cmn 聊天 (informal conversation) · hu cset (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · uk розмо́ва (informal conversation) · tl chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · it chiacchiera (informal conversation) · fr clavardage (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · da snakken (informal conversation) · nb chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · vi tán gẫu (informal conversation) · nl geklets (informal conversation) · th คุย (informal conversation) · vi trò chuyện trực tuyến (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ur چَیٹ (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ota محبت (informal conversation) · fr chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · fr discussion (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · es chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sv samtal (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · lt pokalbis (informal conversation) · pl chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · az çat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · lv tērzēšana (informal conversation) · hi चैट (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · es chamuyo (informal conversation) · uk чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · pt bate-papo (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · es palique (informal conversation) · fi juttelu (informal conversation) · fi pensastasku (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) · cs chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · de Geplauder (informal conversation) · hu beszélgetés (informal conversation) · uz chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · nl tapuit (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) · eo babilado (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · ar دَرْدَشَة (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · be чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · cmn 聊天 (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · nl chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · fa-ira چَت (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · mk чет (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sk chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · fa-ira گَپ (informal conversation) · yue 謦欬 (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · nn chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ka ჩატი (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · fi tsätti (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ru чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · es cháchara (informal conversation) · sh čȅt (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · fi chatti (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sh čat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · kk чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · th แชต (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · hy չատ (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · tg чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · da snak (informal conversation) · fi chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ko 수다 (informal conversation) · gd seanchas (informal conversation) · pt conversa (informal conversation) · ms bual (informal conversation) · nl gebabbel (informal conversation) · sk čet (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · eo ĉato (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sl chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · pt conversa (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · be размо́ва (informal conversation) · th แชท (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · el κουβεντούλα (informal conversation) · yue 傾偈 /倾偈 (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · es charla (informal conversation) · ota لقردی (informal conversation) · hu csevej (informal conversation) · el ψιλοκουβέντα (informal conversation) · de Schwätzchen (informal conversation) · ro chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ga caislín (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) · id obrolan (informal conversation) · nl babbel (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · ab аиҿцәажәарҭа (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · he צ׳אט (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ko 채팅 (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ja 話し (informal conversation) · ja おしゃべり (informal conversation) · nl gesprek (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · sh chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · hu csevegés (informal conversation) · sv chatt (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sq bisedim (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · de Gespräch (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · id obrolan (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sh че̏т (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ru разгово́р (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · pl czat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · fi keskustelu (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · tr konuşma (informal conversation) · ko 이야기 (informal conversation) · tr çet (entirety of users in a chat room) · bg чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ko 잡담 (informal conversation) · eo ĉiuj (entirety of users in a chat room) · bg чат (entirety of users in a chat room) · hi चर्चा (informal conversation) · tr chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · cy sgwrs (informal conversation) · th คุย (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · it chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ga comhrá (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · nl kletspraat (informal conversation) · ar مُحَادَثَّة (informal conversation) · sh чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · uk бе́сіда (informal conversation) · lv čats (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · pt chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · nb samtale (informal conversation) · eo mesaĝado (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · sq bisedë (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ota صحبت (informal conversation) · nb prat (informal conversation) · my ချတ် (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ru бесе́да (informal conversation) · sv tjatt (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · hu diskurálás (informal conversation) · da chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · bg ра́зговор (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · nb prat (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · be гу́тарка (informal conversation) · lt čatas (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · bn চ্যাট (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · pt chat (entirety of users in a chat room) · sv snack (informal conversation) · et chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · nn samtale (informal conversation) · pt papo (informal conversation) · ru разгово́р (informal conversation) · pl pogawędka (informal conversation) · bg бесе́да (conversation to stop an argument or settle situations) · eo babilado (informal conversation) · is spjall (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · he פִּטְפּוּט (informal conversation) · fi rupattelu (informal conversation) · az söhbət (informal conversation) · ja 会話 (informal conversation) · hu chat (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ru чека́н (bird in the subfamily Saxicolini) · sv konversation (informal conversation) · el συνομιλία (exchange of text or voice messages in real time) · ru болтовня́ (informal conversation) · ky чат (exchange of text or voice messages in real time)
Etymology tree Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der. Middle English chateren English chatterclip. English chat Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.
I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.
She chatted with her friend in the cafe.
I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.
We would get totally stoned and usually drunk too and chat a load of nonsense into the small hours.2014, Lenny Smith, Choices, page 43:
They chatted politics for a while.
Don't listen to me, I'm chatting.
Do you want to chat online later?
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| chatted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
chatline · chat shit · chat up · chat away · live-chat · chat-up line · chat show · chop and chat
talk about · jaw · chat · confab · convo · bechat · parley · talk about · discuss · discourse · confer · bespeak · betalk · common · confabulate · conversate · chat · word · converse · parley · treat · bespeak · discourse · treat · moot · talk over · moot · confab · visit
la fabulor (talk more than a few words) · hu beszélget (be engaged in informal conversation) · tr sohbet (be engaged in informal conversation) · wo waxtaan (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 拉呱兒 /拉呱儿 (be engaged in informal conversation) · mnp 講故事 /讲故事 (be engaged in informal conversation) · lad echar lashon (be engaged in informal conversation) · tl makipagchat (exchange messages in real time) · la fabulor (exchange messages in real time) · nb sludre (be engaged in informal conversation) · acm سَولَف (be engaged in informal conversation) · hak 講牙蛇 /讲牙蛇 (be engaged in informal conversation) · hu diskurál (be engaged in informal conversation) · wa tchafyî (talk more than a few words) · nb chatte (exchange messages in real time) · de klönen (be engaged in informal conversation) · fr jaser (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv småprata (be engaged in informal conversation) · bg ча́тя (exchange messages in real time) · wa berdeler (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi rupatella (be engaged in informal conversation) · cs četovat (exchange messages in real time) · da snakke (be engaged in informal conversation) · it conversare (talk more than a few words) · it chattare (exchange messages in real time) · de sich unterhalten (be engaged in informal conversation) · cs povídat (be engaged in informal conversation) · id obrol (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv tjatta (exchange messages in real time) · eo babili (be engaged in informal conversation) · cjy 閒拉呱 /闲拉呱 (be engaged in informal conversation) · pt bater papo (be engaged in informal conversation) · it chiacchierare (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 傾偈 /倾偈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv tjatta (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv prata (talk more than a few words) · hak 閒談 /闲谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ko 재잘거리다 (be engaged in informal conversation) · pdt pludren (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 拍法 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 詖閒話 /诐闲话 (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 諞 /谝 (be engaged in informal conversation) · st qoqa (talk more than a few words) · fr bavarder (be engaged in informal conversation) · cjy 拍達 /拍达 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 講四方 /讲四方 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 落灑 /落洒 (be engaged in informal conversation) · be гута́рыць (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 拉呱 (be engaged in informal conversation) · da snakke (talk more than a few words) · cjy 圪扯 (be engaged in informal conversation) · pt conversar (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 講古 /讲古 (be engaged in informal conversation) · cjy 胡叨拉 (be engaged in informal conversation) · hu cseveg (be engaged in informal conversation) · pt bater papo (exchange messages in real time) · nan 講善喻 /讲善喻 (be engaged in informal conversation) · el τηλεσυνδιασκέπτομαι (exchange messages in real time) · fr clavarder (exchange messages in real time) · de chatten (exchange messages in real time) · nl chatten (exchange messages in real time) · nan 喝仙 (be engaged in informal conversation) · cy sgwrsio (exchange messages in real time) · bg разгова́рям (talk more than a few words) · ota صحبت ایتمك (be engaged in informal conversation) · fr tchatter (exchange messages in real time) · nan 拍嘓 /拍啯 (be engaged in informal conversation) · hu elbeszélget (talk more than a few words) · izh läkäellä (talk more than a few words) · fr chatter (exchange messages in real time) · wuu 講白搭 /讲白搭 (be engaged in informal conversation) · gl parolar (be engaged in informal conversation) · tl makipagchat (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 練㾪牙 /练㾪牙 (be engaged in informal conversation) · hak 講閒談 /讲闲谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nb snakke (be engaged in informal conversation) · om haasa'uu (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 閑聊 /闲聊 (be engaged in informal conversation) · vi tán gẫu (talk more than a few words) · fr discuter (talk more than a few words) · cmn 嘮嗑兒 /唠嗑儿 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ca xerrar (be engaged in informal conversation) · pl gadać (be engaged in informal conversation) · cjy 閒叨拉 /闲叨拉 (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv snacka (be engaged in informal conversation) · id mengobrol (be engaged in informal conversation) · id kongko (be engaged in informal conversation) · af gesels (exchange messages in real time) · uk бала́кати (be engaged in informal conversation) · pt conversar (exchange messages in real time) · pl gawędzić (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi tsättäillä (exchange messages in real time) · hu chatel (exchange messages in real time) · arz دردش (be engaged in informal conversation) · ms berbual (talk more than a few words) · es charlar (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi jutella (be engaged in informal conversation) · de schwatzen (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 談天 /谈天 (be engaged in informal conversation) · fa گپ زدن (talk more than a few words) · fr parler (talk more than a few words) · cmn 聊天 (talk more than a few words) · st qoqa (be engaged in informal conversation) · cpx 講新聞 /讲新闻 (be engaged in informal conversation) · fr converser (talk more than a few words) · nan 䛩奅 /𲂉奅 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ko 잡담하다 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 冇談 /冇谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · es chatear (exchange messages in real time) · lo ຄຸຍ (be engaged in informal conversation) · ko 지껄이다 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ru ча́титься (exchange messages in real time) · el ψιλοκουβεντιάζω (talk more than a few words) · cs chatovat (exchange messages in real time) · ko 수다떨다 (be engaged in informal conversation) · wuu 講閒談 /讲闲谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nl kletsen (be engaged in informal conversation) · tl makipag-usap (be engaged in informal conversation) · fr placoter (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 攀談 /攀谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 聊天 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ru болта́ть (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 傾談 /倾谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nl babbelen (talk more than a few words) · nan 練戇話 /练戆话 (be engaged in informal conversation) · gl charlar (be engaged in informal conversation) · cs povídat si (be engaged in informal conversation) · vi tám (be engaged in informal conversation) · cjy 叨拉 (be engaged in informal conversation) · el συνομιλώ (be engaged in informal conversation) · es chamuyar (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 觸喙鼓 /触喙鼓 (be engaged in informal conversation) · el συνομιλώ (talk more than a few words) · wuu 講張 /讲张 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ajp دردش (be engaged in informal conversation) · da chatte (exchange messages in real time) · pdt schwauzen (be engaged in informal conversation) · vi nói chuyện phiếm (be engaged in informal conversation) · ko 한담하다 (be engaged in informal conversation) · wa tchater (exchange messages in real time) · ms bersembang (be engaged in informal conversation) · fit praatata (be engaged in informal conversation) · af gesels (be engaged in informal conversation) · it parlare (talk more than a few words) · wa ramter (talk more than a few words) · ms berbual (be engaged in informal conversation) · es platicar (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi horista (be engaged in informal conversation) · cjy 閒拍達 /闲拍达 (be engaged in informal conversation) · is spjalla (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 敲嘓 /敲啯 (be engaged in informal conversation) · cpx 百靈 /百灵 (be engaged in informal conversation) · yue 傾 /倾 (be engaged in informal conversation) · wa plaidî (talk more than a few words) · nan 設潲 /设潲 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ar دَرْدَشَ (exchange messages in real time) · tr kasavan (be engaged in informal conversation) · de sich unterhalten (talk more than a few words) · nan 練㾪話 /练㾪话 (be engaged in informal conversation) · sk rozprávať sa (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 敲虎 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 破豆 (be engaged in informal conversation) · de plaudern (talk more than a few words) · de klönen (talk more than a few words) · pt papear (be engaged in informal conversation) · ms bersembang (exchange messages in real time) · vi tán gẫu (be engaged in informal conversation) · ii ꌧꈿ (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 閒扯 /闲扯 (be engaged in informal conversation) · pt teclar (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi turista (be engaged in informal conversation) · it chiacchierare (exchange messages in real time) · fa گپ زدن (be engaged in informal conversation) · ms berbual (exchange messages in real time) · fi lörpötellä (be engaged in informal conversation) · cy sgwrsio (be engaged in informal conversation) · af klets (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 扯句兒 /扯句儿 (be engaged in informal conversation) · cmn 諞閒傳 /谝闲传 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 練牙 /练牙 (be engaged in informal conversation) · mt tpaċpiċ (be engaged in informal conversation) · hu cseveg (exchange messages in real time) · cmn 聊天兒 /聊天儿 (be engaged in informal conversation) · de schwatzen (talk more than a few words) · bg приказвам (talk more than a few words) · la fabulor (be engaged in informal conversation) · ar دَرْدَشَ (be engaged in informal conversation) · gl laretar (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 開講 /开讲 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 答喙鼓 (be engaged in informal conversation) · wa tchafter (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 畫虎 /画虎 (be engaged in informal conversation) · ru разгова́ривать (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 詖涼詖熱 /诐凉诐热 (be engaged in informal conversation) · pt conversar (talk more than a few words) · cmn 閑談 /闲谈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 拍拉涼 /拍拉凉 (be engaged in informal conversation) · hu eldiskurál (talk more than a few words) · nan 練仙 /练仙 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 拍喙鼓 (be engaged in informal conversation) · da sludre (be engaged in informal conversation) · nan 詖話 /诐话 (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi chatata (exchange messages in real time) · wuu 談天 /谈天 (be engaged in informal conversation) · fi puhella (talk more than a few words) · cy sgwrsio (talk more than a few words) · sh ćaskati (be engaged in informal conversation) · fr papoter (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv chatta (exchange messages in real time) · afb سَولَف (be engaged in informal conversation) · ms bersembang (talk more than a few words) · st qoqa (exchange messages in real time) · wuu 談閒 /谈闲 (be engaged in informal conversation) · de plaudern (be engaged in informal conversation) · sv konversera (be engaged in informal conversation) · af gesels (talk more than a few words) · el ψιλοκουβεντιάζω (be engaged in informal conversation) · nl kletsen (talk more than a few words) · nb småprate (be engaged in informal conversation) · mnp 冇講 /冇讲 (be engaged in informal conversation) · bg бъ́бря (be engaged in informal conversation) · vi tám (talk more than a few words) · cmn 聊天 (exchange messages in real time) · ja 喋る (be engaged in informal conversation) · th คุย (be engaged in informal conversation) · hu csetel (exchange messages in real time) · wa berdeler (exchange messages in real time) · yue 傾偈 /倾偈 (be engaged in informal conversation) · nl babbelen (be engaged in informal conversation)
Compare chit (“small piece of paper”), and chad.
Wheat and potatoes were traditionally cash crops, though they also provided tail corn for the poultry and chats for the pigs1978, Joan Thirsk, Edith Holt Whetham, H. P. R. Finberg, The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 8, 1914-1939, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 5:
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Unknown.
Frank had been looking at calcite crystals for a while now [...] among the chats or zinc tailings of the Lake County mines, down here in the silver lodes of the Vita Madre and so forth.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 441:
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fi rikastusjäte (mining waste)
From thieves' cant.
'Do officers have chats, then, the same as us?' 'Not the same, no. The chats they got is bigger and better, with pips on their shoulders and Sam Browne belts.'1977, Mary Emily Pearce, Apple Tree Lean Down, page 520
May a thousand chats from Belgium crawl under their fingers as they write.2007, How Can I Sleep when the Seagull Calls?, →ISBN, page 18:
Trench foot was a nasty and potentially fatal foot disease commonly caused by these conditions, in which chats or body lice were the bane of all.2013, Graham Seal, The Soldiers' Press: Trench Journals in the First World War, →ISBN, page 149:
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