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   Date

   /dāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. the day of the month or year as specified by a number: "what's the date today?" Similar dayday of the monthoccasionyearanniversarytime
   • ▪ a particular day or year when a given event occurred or will occur: "significant dates like 1776 and 1789"
   • ▪ the years of a person's birth and death or of the beginning and end of a period or event: "giving the dates of kings and queens"
   • ▪ the period of time to which an artifact or structure belongs: "the church is the largest of its date" Similar agetimeperioderaepochcenturydecadeyearstage
   • 2. a social or romantic appointment or engagement: "a college student on a date with someone he met in class" Similar appointmentmeetingengagementrendezvousassignationcommitmentfixtureliterary:tryst
   • ▪ a person with whom one has a social or romantic engagement: "my date isn't going to show, it seems" Similar partnerescortgirlfriendboyfriendyoung ladyyoung manwoman friendlady friendman friendmanboygirlqueridainformal:steadybirdfella
   • ▪ a musical or theatrical engagement or performance, especially as part of a tour: "possible live dates in the near future"

   verb

   • 1. establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event): "they date the paintings to 1460–70" Similar assign a date toestablish/determine/ascertain the date ofput a date on/toestablish/determine/ascertain the age ofcarbon-date
   • ▪ mark with a date: "sign and date the document" Similar become old-fashionedbecome outmodedbecome obsoletebecome datedshow its age
   • ▪ have its origin at a particular time; have existed since: "the controversy dates back to 1986" Similar was made inwas built inwas created incame into being inbears the date oforiginates incomes frombelongs togoes back tohas existed since
   • 2. indicate or expose as being old-fashioned: "disco—that word alone dates me"
   • ▪ seem old-fashioned: "a movie that will date quickly" Similar become old-fashionedbecome outmodedbecome obsoletebecome datedshow its age
   • 3. go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested): "a few years ago, I dated the ex of a friend" Similar go out withtake outgo around withgo withbe involved withbe romantically linked withseecourtwooinformal:go steady withstep out withtrack square with

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin data, feminine past participle of dare ‘give’; from the Latin formula used in dating letters, data (epistola) ‘(letter) given or delivered’, to record a particular time or place.

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