English Dictionary
Definition chat in British English
chat
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[intransitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/tʃæt/
Example
They sat waiting, chatting about nothing in particular.
Example
Who was that you were chatting to?
2
to exchange messages with someone using a computer so that you are able to see each other's messages immediately, especially on the Internet
