Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to chat
Participle: chatted
Gerund: chatting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | chat |
| you | chat |
| he;she;it | chats |
| we | chat |
| you | chat |
| they | chat |
Perfect
| I | have chatted |
| you | have chatted |
| he;she;it | has chatted |
| we | have chatted |
| you | have chatted |
| they | have chatted |
Past
| I | chatted |
| you | chatted |
| he;she;it | chatted |
| we | chatted |
| you | chatted |
| they | chatted |
Pluperfect
| I | had chatted |
| you | had chatted |
| he;she;it | had chatted |
| we | had chatted |
| you | had chatted |
| they | had chatted |
Future
| I | will chat |
| you | will chat |
| he;she;it | will chat |
| we | will chat |
| you | will chat |
| they | will chat |
Future Perfect
| I | will have chatted |
| you | will have chatted |
| he;she;it | will have chatted |
| we | will have chatted |
| you | will have chatted |
| they | will have chatted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | chat |
| you | chat |
| he;she;it | chat |
| we | chat |
| you | chat |
| they | chat |
Perfect
| I | have chatted |
| you | have chatted |
| he;she;it | have chatted |
| we | have chatted |
| you | have chatted |
| they | have chatted |
Imperfect
| I | chatted |
| you | chatted |
| he;she;it | chatted |
| we | chatted |
| you | chatted |
| they | chatted |
Pluperfect
| I | had chatted |
| you | had chatted |
| he;she;it | had chatted |
| we | had chatted |
| you | had chatted |
| they | had chatted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would chat |
| you | would chat |
| he;she;it | would chat |
| we | would chat |
| you | would chat |
| they | would chat |
Perfect
| I | would have chatted |
| you | would have chatted |
| he;she;it | would have chatted |
| we | would have chatted |
| you | would have chatted |
| they | would have chatted |
Imperative
| you | chat |
| we | Let's chat |
| you | chat |
Verbs conjugated like 'chat'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'chat'
cat,
chak,
cham,
chant,
chap,
char,
chart,
chast,
chate,
chaw,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to communicate to someone else by means of speech
- articulate, babble, blab, chatter, converse, discuss, jabber, quethe, say, speak, talk, verbalize, yammer
- to talk too much; to talk idly
- babble, bat the breeze, blab, blabber, blather, chatter, chew the fat, chew the rag, chinwag, chit-chat, chunner, clack, claver, clepe, drivel, gabble, gibber, go on, jabber, maunder, natter, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, rabbit, rabbit on, ramble, shoot the breeze, shoot the bull, shoot the shit, smatter, tattle, twaddle, waffle, wibble, witter, yabber, yack, yap, yatter
- chatter
- talk, converse, babble, prate, cackle, prattle, gas, jaw
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Middle English cheteren, chiteren (Imitative)der.
3. Middle English chateren
4. English chatterclip.
5. English chat
6. Clipping of chatter. The bird sense refers to the sound of its call.
Verbs referencing "chat"
Norwegian, nynorsk
chatte, Dutch
chatten, German, old spelling
chatten, Swedish
chatta, Valencian
xatejar, Cebuano tsat.
Sample Sentences
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[...] Mrs. Shelby's dread of his succeeding in recapturing Eliza and her child, and of course the greater her motive for detaining him by every female artifice. She therefore graciously smiled, assented, chatted familiarly, and did all she could to make time pass imperceptibly.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] her everywhere; but her heart lay as if a great stone had fallen on it. Her baby raised himself up against her, and stroked her cheeks with his little hands; and, springing up and down, crowing and chatting, seemed determined to arouse her. She strained him suddenly and tightly in her arms, and slowly one tear after another fell on his wondering, unconscious face; and gradually she seemed, and little [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)