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chat

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[ chat ]

verb (used without object)

chatted, chatting.
  1. to converse in a familiar or informal manner.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Digital Technology. to participate with one or more people, through the internet, in a real-time conversation, typically as a series of short text exchanges in a specific application, as instant messaging, or by using images, voice, video, or some combination of these:

    The kids were able to chat with their grandma online.

    Join our online community to chat about TV shows.



noun

  1. an informal conversation:

    We had a pleasant chat.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  2. Digital Technology. a real-time conversation between two or more people over the internet or another computer network: instant messaging, chat room.

    Join our free video chat. Have a live chat with one of our customer service representatives.

  3. any of several small Old World thrushes, especially of the genus Saxicola, having a chattering cry.

adjective

  1. Digital Technology. noting or relating to an online chat:

    a chat session.

verb phrase

  1. Chiefly British.
    1. to talk flirtatiously with.
    2. to talk to in a friendly, open way.

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abbreviation for

  1. (especially in Bordeaux wines) Château.

chat

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/ ʃæ /

noun

  1. informal conversation or talk conducted in an easy familiar manner
  2. the exchange of messages in an internet or other network chatroom
  3. any Old World songbird of the subfamily Turdinae (thrushes, etc) having a harsh chattering cry See also stonechat whinchat
  4. any of various North American warblers, such as Icteria virens ( yellow-breasted chat )
  5. any of various Australian wrens (family Muscicapidae ) of the genus Ephthianura and other genera
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to talk in an easy familiar way
  2. to exchange messages in a chatroom
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

chat

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/ ʃæ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a catkin, esp a willow catkin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chat1

First recorded in 1400–50; (verb) late Middle English chatt(e); short for chatter
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of chat1

C16: short for chatter

Origin of chat2

C15: from French chat cat, referring to the furry appearance
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Waltz's ouster was somewhat expected after he shouldered the blame for adding The Atlantic's editor-in-chief to a sensitive group chat about attack plans in Yemen.

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Waltz took responsibility in March for organizing a group chat about a military operation in Yemen on the Signal app and accidentally including journalist Jeffrey Goldberg.

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Last month, he took responsibility for a group chat on the Signal messaging app in which high-ranking officials planned military strikes in Yemen in the company of a journalist who was inadvertently added.

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They are also being urged not to post any sensitive information into Teams chats and to report any suspicious messages or emails.

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“David coined this phrase, ‘normalizing the marginalized,’” Jessica explains when we chat on a video call in April, sitting next to David in their Southern California home.

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