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Meaning of chat up | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

idiomatic, transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“Have you been chatting up my girlfriend?”
“He spent all evening chatting her up.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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