chat

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noun

1 (esp. BrE) a friendly conversation

ADJECTIVE

▪ brief, little, quick, short

▪ long

▪ cosy/cozy, fireside, friendly, good, nice

▪ casual, informal

▪ quiet

▪ interesting

▪ private

VERB + CHAT

▪ have

▪

We had a nice chat over a cup of tea.

PREPOSITION

▪ chat about

▪

a chat about his new job

▪ chat between

▪

a chat between the star and a journalist

▪ chat to, chat with

▪

I'll have a chat to John about it.

▪

a friendly chat with a colleague

2 talking informally

ADJECTIVE

▪ idle

▪

They say he's already married, but it's just idle chat.

CHAT + NOUN

▪ show (BrE)

▪ line (usually chatline)

3 Internet communication

ADJECTIVE

▪ Internet, live, online

▪

You can take part in a live online chat with the movie's director this afternoon.

CHAT + NOUN

▪ forum, group, room, session, site

▪

You can't believe all the stories you hear in Internet chat rooms.

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verb

ADVERB

▪ briefly

▪ amiably, amicably, happily

▪ casually, easily, informally (esp. BrE)

▪

You will have a chance to circulate and chat informally.

▪ animatedly, excitedly

▪ quietly

▪ online

▪

I've been chatting online with my best friend.

▪ away

▪

They chatted away to each other.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪

We chatted briefly about the weather.

▪ to

▪

George was in the kitchen chatting to some friends.

▪ with

▪

I spent an hour chatting with a friend.