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chat

US /tʃæt/

verb, noun Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

talk socially without exchanging too much information

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The colleagues stopped to chat for a few minutes in the hallway.

Word Family

NounNoun
chat gốc
VerbVerb
chat gốc
AdjectiveAdj
chatty
AdverbAdv
chattily

Synonyms

  • talkan exchange of ideas via conversation
  • conversea proposition obtained by conversion
  • gossiplight informal conversation for social occasions

Collocations

  • Easy have an informal chat over morning coffee
    to possess, experience, or hold regarding an informal chat over morning coffee
  • Medium participate in the team internal chat group
    to participate in the team internal chat group, meaning to share in something
  • Hard host an intimate fireside chat on economy
    to host an intimate fireside chat on economy, meaning to be the host of or for
  • Very Hard distracted by idle office gossip chat
    to distracted by idle office gossip chat, meaning to draw someone's attention away from something

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