chat room UK

Meanings

1. 1nouncountable

   an online space where people can send messages to each other in real time

   Grammar: Countable: a chat room, two chat rooms. Often used with 'in' or 'on': in a chat room.

   Patterns

   • in a chat room
   • join a chat room
   • a chat room for something

   She met her best friend in a chat room for language learners.

   The website has a chat room where fans discuss new episodes.

   Please don't share personal details in a public chat room.

2. 2nouncountableBritish

   a British online discussion area, especially one hosted in the UK

   Grammar: Used when specifying the country or region of the chat room, e.g. a chat room UK.

   Patterns

   • a chat room UK
   • UK chat rooms

   He searched for a chat room UK to talk about football.

   The site offers chat rooms UK and US versions.

Word forms

Common combinations

join a chat room

You need to create a username before you can join a chat room.

online chat room

The online chat room was busy with people asking questions.

private chat room

They set up a private chat room for the project team.

chat room moderator

A chat room moderator removed the offensive messages.

Synonyms and how they differ

forum

A forum is usually slower and organized into threads; a chat room is more immediate and conversational.

message board

A message board is similar to a forum and is not live; a chat room happens in real time.

Word family

chat verb

to talk in a friendly, informal way

chat noun

an informal conversation

chatroom noun

less common spelling of chat room

Commonly confused: chat room UK or chatroom?

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