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# chat

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

«chat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To chat means to talk in a friendly, relaxed way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#m1)
2. A chat is a friendly, informal talk. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#m3)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x1)
- Mum and I had a long chat before bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x2)
- Grandma loves a chat on the phone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x3)
- Only chat online with people you know in real life. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x5)
- Stop chatting and start your work, please. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x6)
- Our class has a group chat for homework help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x7)
- The teacher wants a quick chat with your dad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/#x8)
- They sat down for a bit and chatted. [tree →](https://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chat.html) on Mova free.