date

date: 1 /deIt/ noun (C)
1 the numbers or words you use to talk about a particular day, month, and year: The date on the letter was the 30th August 1962. | date of birth (=the day you were born): Please write your name, address, and date of birth on the form.

2 a particular day: a date for the next meeting | set a date (=choose a particular date): Have you set a date for the wedding?

3 at a later date formal at some time in the future: We'll deal with this problem at a later date.

4 to date up to now: To date there has been no improvement in his condition.
5 a) an occasion when you arrange to meet someone that you like in a romantic way: Do you have a date tonight? | go (out) on a date: “So, what did he say?” “Well, we're going on a date Friday night.”
—see also: blind date b) AmE someone that you have a date with: Can I bring my date to the party?

6 make a date to agree on a time to meet someone socially: Let's make a date to go and see `Arcadia' one day next week.

7 a sweet sticky brown fruit with a long hard seed inside
—see also: closing date, expiry date expiry (2), sellby date, outofdate, uptodate 2 verb
1 (T) to write or print the date on something: a newspaper dated November 23, 1963

2 (T) to find out when something old such as a book, painting, building etc was made: The rocks are dated by examining the fossils found in the same layer.

3 (I) if clothing, art etc dates, it looks old-fashioned: His designs are so successful, they've hardly dated at all.

4 (T) AmE to have a romantic relationship with someone: be dating sb: Is he still dating Sarah?

5 (T) if something that you say, do, or wear dates you, it shows that you are fairly old: Yes, I remember the moon landings - that dates me doesn't it?
date from also date back to phrasal verb (I) to have existed since a particular time in the past: This church dates from the 13th century.

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Time, epoch, era, age, Fix the date of, note the time of, affix a date to, Begin, be reckoned, be dated

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Date — bezeichnet: ein Treffen oder eine Verabredung, bei Verliebten auch Stelldichein Blind Date, ein verabredetes Treffen unter bisher unbekannten Personen in Programmiersprachen häufig einen Datentyp zur Speicherung von Datum und Uhrzeit bei vielen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Date — Date, n. [F. date, LL. data, fr. L. datus given, p. p. of dare to give; akin to Gr. ?, OSlaw. dati, Skr. d[=a]. Cf. {Datum}, Dose, {Dato}, {Die}.] 1. That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Date — Date, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the same word as da ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.) The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself. [1913 Webster] Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Date — Date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dating}.] [Cf. F. dater. See 2d {Date}.] 1. To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Date — Date, v. i. To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; with from. [1913 Webster] The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms. E. Everett. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
DATE — s. f. Indication du temps et du lieu où une lettre a été écrite, ou un acte a été passé, etc. La date d une lettre, d un contrat, d un arrêt, etc. Mettre la date. Ces deux lettres sont de même date, de la même date. De fraîche date. De nouvelle… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
DATE — n. f. Indication du temps où une lettre a été écrite, où un acte a été passé, etc. La date d’un contrat, d’un arrêt, etc. Mettre la date. Ces deux lettres sont de même date, de la même date. De fraîche date. Il produit une lettre en date de tel… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
Date — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Date (homonymie). La date est, au sens usuel, une indication de temps visant à définir un jour unique, généralement du calendrier grégorien. On l’utilise notamment pour repérer, avec l’heure, un évènement… … Wikipédia en Français
Date — For the use of date on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style (dates and numbers). Date or dates may refer to: Common Calendar date, a day on a calendar Date (metadata), a representation term or class associated with a data element date (Unix) … Wikipedia
date — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, ultimately from Latin dactylus more at dactyl Date: 14th century 1. the oblong edible fruit of a palm (Phoenix dactylifera) 2. the tall palm with pinnate leaves that yields the date II. noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
date — See: DOUBLE DATE, TO DATE … Dictionary of American idioms

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