1
: map: such as
a
: an outline map exhibiting something (such as climatic or magnetic variations) in its geographical aspects
b
: a map for the use of navigators
2
3
: a musical arrangement
also
: a part in such an arrangement
charted; charting; charts
1
: to lay out a plan for
chart a course
2
: to make a map or chart of
chart the coastline
3
: chronicle
the book charts the last years of his life
: to be ranked on a chart
the song charted for three months
Synonyms
Examples of chart in a Sentence
Noun
a chart showing the number of cars sold each month
The doctor consulted the patient's chart.
The record went to the top of the charts.
Verb
They charted the course of the ship.
She wanted to chart her own career path.
He will try to chart a new course for the company.
analysts charting trends in the stock market
Recent Examples on the Web
Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Like Cross, Woman reached No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, while Audio, Video, Disco.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s Always This Year charts where that sense of allegiance leads the basketball community, Cleveland, and Abdurraqib himself.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
That inherent drive, which made Megan a Hip-Hop darling, a three-time Grammy winner, and shot her to the top of the charts, took a sharp dive after the Summer 2020 gun violence incident that not only left her injured but ridiculed online and harshly judged by some of her industry peers.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in February, then disappeared, Forbes reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The song peaked at No. 76 on the chart when Blue Ivy was just 7 years old.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
He was flanked by poster boards with flow charts, but that was as far as the showmanship went.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
As shown in the below chart from Bloomberg, viewers are spending more time watching Tubi, the FAST service owned by Fox, than Max, Peacock, and Paramount Plus.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
This raises the questions of whether the landscape of charting music will change.
—Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Each eclipse is part of a series of eclipses that the Babylonians charted in the 600-700s B.C.E called the Saros series.
—Emily Newhouse, Allure, 5 Apr. 2024
Jerry Yang, the technology entrepreneur who is the chair of Stanford’s board of trustees, said that the selection committee chose Dr. Levin, 51, as someone who could chart a course for the university during these politically fraught times.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Frozen Empire, then, charts a middle path between the total reboot and the legacy sequel.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
But unlike his predecessors, Sasaki is charting a different course.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Adapted from his memoir, this hybrid film charts his journey back to his people’s ways of coming to knowledge.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
Ukraine is fighting for the freedom to chart its own future—and a vast majority of Ukrainians want their country to become a member of NATO and the European Union.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
Noun
Taylor Swift made her chart debut in Nielsen’s streaming rankings, as her concert movie The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) had a strong showing over its first four days of release on Disney+.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2024
Like Cross, Woman reached No. 1 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart, while Audio, Video, Disco.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2024
There’s Always This Year charts where that sense of allegiance leads the basketball community, Cleveland, and Abdurraqib himself.
—Hazlitt, 10 Apr. 2024
That inherent drive, which made Megan a Hip-Hop darling, a three-time Grammy winner, and shot her to the top of the charts, took a sharp dive after the Summer 2020 gun violence incident that not only left her injured but ridiculed online and harshly judged by some of her industry peers.
—Rivea Ruff, Essence, 10 Apr. 2024
The album peaked at No. 38 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in February, then disappeared, Forbes reported.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The song peaked at No. 76 on the chart when Blue Ivy was just 7 years old.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
He was flanked by poster boards with flow charts, but that was as far as the showmanship went.
—Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
As shown in the below chart from Bloomberg, viewers are spending more time watching Tubi, the FAST service owned by Fox, than Max, Peacock, and Paramount Plus.
—Emma Roth, The Verge, 8 Apr. 2024
Verb
Rumi, the 6-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and JAY-Z, broke a musical record previously held by sister Blue Ivy, 12, becoming the youngest woman to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
This raises the questions of whether the landscape of charting music will change.
—Howard Murphy, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
Each eclipse is part of a series of eclipses that the Babylonians charted in the 600-700s B.C.E called the Saros series.
—Emily Newhouse, Allure, 5 Apr. 2024
Jerry Yang, the technology entrepreneur who is the chair of Stanford’s board of trustees, said that the selection committee chose Dr. Levin, 51, as someone who could chart a course for the university during these politically fraught times.
—Stephanie Saul, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Frozen Empire, then, charts a middle path between the total reboot and the legacy sequel.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 1 Apr. 2024
But unlike his predecessors, Sasaki is charting a different course.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN, 30 Mar. 2024
Adapted from his memoir, this hybrid film charts his journey back to his people’s ways of coming to knowledge.
—Jennie Punter, Variety, 26 Mar. 2024
Ukraine is fighting for the freedom to chart its own future—and a vast majority of Ukrainians want their country to become a member of NATO and the European Union.
—Ivo Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 26 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle French charte, from Latin charta piece of papyrus, document — more at card entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1842, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Phrases Containing chart
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“Chart.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chart. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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chart
1 of 2 noun1
a
: map entry 1
especially
: one showing features (as coasts, shoals, and currents) of importance to sailors
b
: an outline map showing something (as differences in climate or magnetism) according to geography
2
: a sheet giving information in the form of a table or of lists or by means of diagrams or graphs
chart
2 of 2 verb1
: to make a map or chart of
2
: to lay out a plan for
Etymology
Noun
from early French charte "map," from Latin charta "piece of papyrus" — related to card entry 3
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