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adverb

ˌtet-ə-ˈtet How to pronounce tête-à-tête (audio)
Definition of tête-à-têtenext
as in personally
in person and usually privately met tête-à-tête with the student's parents to discuss his disciplinary problems in class

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tête-à-tête

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noun

ˌtet-ə-ˈtet How to pronounce tête-à-tête (audio)
as in chat
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this had a quick tête-à-tête with my neighbor before heading off to work

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Noun
Told mostly through dialogue, Konfidenz is an intensely psychological tete-a-tete about a woman who receives a phone call from a stranger claiming to be her friend, but soon is revealed to have intimate and dangerous knowledge about her life. — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 Social outings, sports events and fun activities with kids plus romantic tete-a-tetes are tops on your menu. — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 5 Jan. 2026 Texas' initial redistricting saga launched a national tete-a-tete, inspiring other states to redraw their own maps. — Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2025 Later, there is caper-like comedy at a funeral home, which then sobers in a poignant tete-a-tete between Yun-ji and Min-yeong, astute revelations of the broken homes that shaped our young heroines, a climactic riot of slapstick destruction at an emergency school meeting and more. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 Another video captured Xi, Modi and Putin engaging in a lighthearted tete-a-tete on the Summit’s sidelines. — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Sep. 2025 Aside from that tete-a-tete, there was some superb quality on show. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 28 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tête-à-tête
  1. personally
  2. chat
  3. talk
Adverb
  • Independents are split on whether AI is good (50%) or bad (49%) for them personally.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Jill’s frenetic comings and goings that week attested to the long-running strains on her personally, dealing with the Bidens’ troubled family life while Joe did his job being president.
    — Azadeh Moaveni, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of personally
Noun
  • After Jahan Dotson’s chance at a first impression came and went with only one catch for 19 yards in a season-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Falcons’ receiver shared a brief chat with president of football Matt Ryan.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Bassetti was on fiery form during his fireside chat, calling out streamers for not sharing back end and calling on European producers to demand better terms of trade to avoid remaining simply guns for hire.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of chat
Noun
  • Russia and Ukraine are engaged in talks on ending the plight of people trapped in Oleshky, Ukrainian human rights commissioner Dmytro Lubinets said in an interview with Espreso.
    — SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Her talk focused on being flexible and creative when responding to stress.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of talk

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“Tête-à-tête.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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