chat 1 of 2

noun

Definition of chatnext
1
as in talk
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this short chats between parents and teachers during the school's open house

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as in conversation
talking or a talk between two or more people a fireside chat between two of America's foremost men of letters

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chat

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verb

ˈchat How to pronounce chat (audio)
1
as in to talk
to engage in casual or rambling conversation the coffeehouse became the favored place to meet friends and chat for hours

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2
as in to chatter
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and usually unintelligibly lost in his own world, the toddler chatted happily for hours

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Recent Examples of chat
Noun
Parents who link their accounts can set times when ChatGPT can’t be used and schedule study hours when the teens’ chats start in study mode. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Wax, set out the streamer’s Asia-Pacific plans at a fireside chat at the Park Hyatt Busan, backed by the Motion Picture Association, the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), the festival and Disney+. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
Adam Johnson in West Virginia is still researching and chatting with ChatGPT about his ballot. — Maham Javaid, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 Large-scale floral arrangements and sculptural lighting anchored the room as attendees mixed and mingled, chatting about the week’s biggest moments and the ever-changing designer landscape of the fashion capital. — Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for chat
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chat
  1. talk
  2. conversation
  3. converse
  4. chatter
  5. gossip
  6. discussion
  7. shout
  8. chitchat
Noun
  • The meeting came as indirect talks between Washington and Tehran have yet to yield meaningful progress.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The mathematician Ken Ono, who left academia for an AI start-up called Axiom Math, was scheduled to give a talk.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk
Noun
  • Sigurd’s departure only deepens this cynicism, which Livia clings to for 27 years — until the pair reconnect on the phone for a truly excruciating conversation.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Apple provided a look at its latest devices at the beginning of September, complete with AI features on the Watch Series 12 that will listen to your conversations.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of conversation
Verb
  • This was already noticed long before the emergence of AI chatbots with the power to converse.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Users can access dots through OpenAI's ChatGPT platform, Altman said, adding that in the future, people will be able to converse with the agents by phone and text.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of converse
Verb
  • Some raved about the experience to those in line while others chattered among themselves about their thoughts.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • As the courtroom cleared, a jumble of spectators and journalists chattered about the whiplash.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of chatter
Noun
  • Boards and CEOs perform best when looking upwards with vision instead of being distracted by the gossip on the street.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Hilton came and went, but the internet had discovered how fun gossip could be without the tabloids.
    — Lindsey Weber, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of gossip
Noun
  • Advertisement In many circles, the first mention of climate policy in the EU tends to be a discussion about backtracking.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • More Before lawmakers departed Washington to focus on campaigning ahead of the November elections, AI companies were still in active discussions on Capitol Hill.
    — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of discussion
Verb
  • The interiors, meanwhile, never shout but still seem to wow with luxe Mediterranean touches and tasteful art.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • News of their separation had been made public earlier this year when LaBeouf was arrested in New Orleans for two charges of simple battery where he was eventually given probation despite allegedly also harassing locals and shouting homophobic slurs.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of shout
Noun
  • If this is true, the anonymous e-mailer, who worked at Domino’s with Webb, had inflated a report of some harmless chitchat between Crosby and her tenants into an actionable violation of jurors’ instructions not to discuss the case.
    — James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026
  • For decades, late-night TV has introduced trailblazers trying to break, or reinvent, the staid routine of stand-up monologues and celebrity chitchat.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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