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date
1[deyt]
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
the day of the month.
Is today's date the 7th or the 8th?
an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc..
a letter bearing the date January 16.
the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general.
Funeral arrangements will be announced at a later date.
the time during which anything lasts; duration.
The pity is that childhood has so short a date.
an appointment for a particular time.
They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock.
a social appointment or engagement arranged beforehand with another person, especially when a romantic relationship exists or may develop.
to go out on a Saturday night date.
a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement.
Can I bring a date to the party?
an engagement for an entertainer to perform.
dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person.
Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321.
verb (used without object)
to have or bear a date.
The letter dates from 1873.
to belong to a particular period; have its origin.
That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830.
to reckon from some point in time.
The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts.
to go out socially on dates.
She dated a lot during high school.
verb (used with object)
to mark or furnish with a date.
Please date the check as of today.
to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of; assign a period or point in time to.
The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period.
to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned.
to make a date with; go out on dates with.
He's been dating his best friend's sister.
date
2[deyt]
noun
the oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm, a staple food in northern Africa, Arabia, etc., and an important export.
date
1/ ɪ /
noun
a specified day of the month
today's date is October 27
the particular day or year of an event
the date of the Norman Conquest was 1066
(plural) the years of a person's birth and death or of the beginning and end of an event or period
an inscription on a coin, letter, etc, stating when it was made or written
an appointment for a particular time, esp with a person to whom one is sexually or romantically attached
she has a dinner date
the person with whom the appointment is made
the present moment; now (esp in the phrases to date, up to date )
verb
(tr) to mark (a letter, coin, etc) with the day, month, or year
(tr) to assign a date of occurrence or creation to
(intr; foll by from or back to) to have originated (at a specified time)
his decline dates from last summer
(tr) to reveal the age of
that dress dates her
to make or become old-fashioned
some good films hardly date at all
informal
to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone of the opposite sex)
to accompany (a member of the opposite sex) on a date
date
2/ ɪ /
noun
the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
short for date palm
Other 51Թ Forms
- datable adjective
- dateable adjective
- datableness noun
- dateableness noun
- dater noun
- undatable adjective
- undateable adjective
- ˈ岹ٱ adjective
- ˈ岹ٲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of date1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of date1
Origin of date2
Idioms and Phrases
to date, up to the present time; until now.
This is his best book to date.
up to date. up-to-date.
Example Sentences
Like Lucy, he looks at dating as a series of ratios and statistics, numbers he can calculate that will add up to the best, happiest, most stable future.
Ashwell Prince, South Africa's batting coach, acknowledged getting some sleep before Saturday's date with destiny might prove difficult for their players.
Recipients can select their investiture's date and location but not which member of the Royal Family will preside over the ceremony.
The ceremony dates back to the 17th Century and sees regimental colours being displayed in front of the monarch - with the colours of the Coldstream Guards to be presented this year.
Laughing at the lyrics of "Manchild" gives female audiences a little more room to forgive themselves for all the bad boys they've dated.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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