Collocations for "chat"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chat" in context.
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chat
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [long, brief, short, quick, little, good] chat (with)
- a (very) [pleasant, worrying, productive] chat
- had a chat with my [friends, parents, teacher]
- had a chat [last night, yesterday]
- (I think) we need to have a chat
- I [called, stopped by, went over] for a chat
- called [in, her] for a chat
- thanks for the chat
- a chat about [sex, relationships, your grades]
- a chat in person
- a chat [on, over] the phone
- [sex, video, adult, webcam] chat
- [banned from, thrown out of] the chat
- in a chat room
- a chat [app, application, program, client]
- chat software
- my chat partner
- chat online
- chat with your [classmates, friends]
- chat about [going, doing, having]
- chatting about your [day, life]
- chat live (with)
- chatted for a [while, few minutes, half an hour]
- chatted to him [about, for]
- [is always, never stops] chatting
- [time, stop] to chat
'chat' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):