Conversation
Conversation is interactive communication between two or more people.
The development of conversational skills and etiquette is an important part of socialization. The development of conversational skills in a new language is a frequent focus of language teaching and learning.
Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational interaction.
Conversation (noun)
Interaction; commerce or intercourse with other people; dealing with others. 14th-18th c.
Conversation (noun)
Behaviour, the way one conducts oneself; a person’s way of life. from 14th c.
Conversation (noun)
Sexual intercourse. 16th-19th c.
Conversation (noun)
Engagement with a specific subject, idea, field of study etc.; understanding, familiarity. 16th–18th c.
Conversation (noun)
Expression and exchange of individual ideas through talking with other people; also, a set instance or occasion of such talking. from 16th c.
“I had an interesting conversation with Nicolas yesterday about how much he’s getting paid.”
Conversation (noun)
The back-and-forth play of the blades in a bout.
Conversation (noun)
The protocol-based interaction between systems processing a transaction. from 20th c.
Conversation (verb)
To engage in conversation (with).
Chat (verb)
To be engaged in informal conversation.
“She chatted with her friend in the cafe.”
“I like to chat over a coffee with a friend.”
Chat (verb)
To talk more than a few words.
“I met my old friend in the street, so we chatted for a while.”
Chat (verb)
To talk of; to discuss.
“They chatted politics for a while.”
Chat (verb)
To exchange text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, as if having a face-to-face conversation.
“Do you want to chat online later?”
Chat (noun)
Informal conversation.
Chat (noun)
A conversation to stop an argument or settle situations.
Chat (noun)
The entirety of users in a chatroom or a single member thereof.
“The Chat just made a joke about my skills.”
Chat (noun)
An exchange of text or voice messages in real time through a computer network, resembling a face-to-face conversation.
Chat (noun)
Any of various small Old World passerine birds in the muscicapid tribe ver=161026 or subfamily ver=161026 that feed on insects.
Chat (noun)
Any of several small Australian honeyeaters in the genus Epthianura.
Chat (noun)
A small potato, such as is given to swine.
Chat (noun)
Mining waste from lead and zinc mines.
Chat (noun)
A louse small, parasitic insect.
Conversation (noun)
a talk, especially an informal one, between two or more people, in which news and ideas are exchanged
“she picked up the phone and held a conversation in French”
“the two men were deep in conversation”
Chat (verb)
talk in a friendly and informal way
“she chatted to her mother on the phone every day”
Chat (verb)
exchange messages online in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network
“I have chatted to a few women on the Net”
Chat (noun)
an informal conversation
“he dropped in for a chat”
“that’s enough chat for tonight”
Chat (noun)
the online exchange of messages in real time with one or more simultaneous users of a computer network
“online chat has been widely accepted by average Internet users”
“you can have four simultaneous chats online at once”
Chat (noun)
a small Old World songbird of the thrush family, with black, white, and brown coloration and a harsh call.
Chat (noun)
any of a number of small songbirds with harsh calls.