chat up
chat up verb: to talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.
Verb
chat up (third-person singular simple present chats up, present participle chatting up, simple past and past participle chatted up)
- To talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.
- Have you been chatting up my girlfriend?
- He spent all evening chatting her up.
chat up meaning in Vietnamese
chat up in Vietnamese
- talk in a charming manner
- bắt chuyện, thả thính, tán tỉnh
Forms of chat up
| third-person singular present | chats up |
|---|---|
| present participle | chatting up |
| past participle | chatted up |
| past | chatted up |
Questions about chat up
- What does chat up mean?
- Chat up means to talk to (someone) in a friendly, open, or casual manner, sometimes also in a charming or affected manner, usually to curry favor, and sometimes flirtatiously with the intention of establishing a romantic or sexual encounter or relationship with that person.
- What is chat up in Vietnamese?
- Chat up in Vietnamese is bắt chuyện, thả thính, tán tỉnh. See Chat up meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is chat up?
- Chat up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of chat up?
- The past tense of chat up is chatted up.
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