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# chat

«chat» in Mova's school dictionary: **to talk in a friendly, relaxed way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (chat, chats, chatted, chatting); noun (a chat, chats); adjective chatty

### meaning for a pupil

1) To chat means to talk in a friendly, relaxed way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#m1)

2) A chat is a friendly, informal talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#m2)

3) A chat is also writing messages to each other online, in an app or game, in real time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life friends chat at break time; families chat over dinner. In online safety lessons «chat» means messages in games and apps: only chat with people you know in real life, never share personal information (address, school, photos), and tell an adult if anyone in a chat makes you feel uncomfortable or asks you to keep secrets. Phrases: have a chat, chat with, chat room, chat online, group chat.

### examples

- We chatted about our holidays at lunchtime. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x1)
- Mum and I had a long chat before bed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x2)
- Grandma loves a chat on the phone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x3)
- Only chat online with people you know in real life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x4)
- If someone in the game chat is mean, block them and tell an adult. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x5)
- Stop chatting and start your work, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x6)
- Our class has a group chat for homework help. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x7)
- The teacher wants a quick chat with your dad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x8)
- They sat down for a bit and chatted. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x9)

### note

Double the «t»: chatted, chatting. «Chat with» or «chat to» someone. A chat is informal; a meeting or discussion is more serious. People online are not always who they say they are.

### In the corpora

- [Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/10/)
- [What he can see is teenagers chatting after school.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/43-our-street-when-a-guess-becomes-a-reputation/8/)
- [Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/9/)
- [Stars go on chat shows mainly to promote a new film, book or tour, and their funny stories are often practised beforehand.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/10/)
- [Parents may ask to see the chat or the TV history to understand what happened and fix it, not to spy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/59-the-parents-walk-in-how-good-parents-react/20/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.