Definition of date Date

/dejˈt/ - [deyt] - date

We found 45 definitions of date from 6 different sources.

What does date mean?

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Noun Plural: dates
date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
		appointment, engagement
		get together, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
		blind date a date with a stranger; "she never goes on blind dates"
		double date a date in which two couples participate
		tryst, rendezvous a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex
date - the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
		day of the month
		24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours, day United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
		due date, maturity date, maturity state of being mature; full development
date - a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
		24-hour interval, mean solar day, solar day, twenty-four hour period, twenty-four hours, day United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
		future date a particular day in the future that is specified as the time something will happen
		rain date an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date; "the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday"
date - a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
		escort
		companion, comrade, familiar, associate, fellow one paid to accompany or assist or live with another
		appointment, engagement, date (law) the act of disposing of property by virtue of the power of appointment; "she allocated part of the trust to her church by appointment"
date - the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
		calendar day, civil day a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
		calendar month, month one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"
		calendar year, civil year the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
date - a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
		particular date
		point in time, point sharp end; "he stuck the point of the knife into a tree"; "he broke the point of his pencil"
date - sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
		edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
date - the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
Verb deats, deating, deaten
date - assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
		determine, set fix conclusively or authoritatively; "set the rules"
		chronologise, chronologize establish the order in time of something; "The archivist chronologized the documents"
		misdate assign the wrong date to
date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
		furnish, supply, provide, render provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
		date-mark, dateline, datemark mark with a date and place; "dateline a newspaper article"
		date stamp, date assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
date - go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
		go steady, date, go out, see date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
		go out become extinguished; "The lights suddenly went out and we were in the dark"
		double-date go out on a date with a partner and another couple; "let's double date this Saturday"
date - stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
		date stamp
		date assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
		stamp destroy or extinguish as if by stamping with the foot; "Stamp fascism into submission"; "stamp out tyranny"
date - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
		go steady, go out, see
		affiliate, assort, associate, consort join in an affiliation; "The two colleges affiliated"; "They affiliated with a national group"

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Wiktionary

date (Noun)
The fruit of the date palm . This sweet fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
date (Noun)
The date palm itself.
date (Noun)
That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc. , which specifies the time as day, month, and year when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made.
date (Noun)
The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle. A specific day.
date (Noun)
A point in time.
date (Noun)
Assigned end; conclusion.
date (Noun)
Given or assigned length of life; duration.
date (Noun)
A pre-arranged social meeting.
date (Noun)
A companion when one is partaking in a social occasion.
date (Noun)
A meeting with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
date (Verb)
To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
date (Verb)
To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of.
date (Verb)
To determine the age of something.
date (Verb)
To take someone on a series of dates.
date (Verb)
To have a steady relationship with, to be romantically involved with.
date (Verb)
Of a couple, to be in a romantic relationship.
date (Verb)
To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
date (Verb)
To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

date (n.)
The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.
date (n.)
That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc.
date (n.)
The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle.
date (n.)
Assigned end; conclusion.
date (n.)
Given or assigned length of life; dyration.
date (v. t.)
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.
date (v. t.)
To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids.
date (v. i.)
To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

date
A time specification consisting of year, month and day.
date
Edible fruit of the date palm tree (Phœnix dactylifera, L.). It is fleshy, oval-cylindrical, 4–6 cm long, with an elongated seed.
date
To go on a date with.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

date
dāt, n. the time of any event: a stipulated time: age, period of time.—v.t. to affix the date to.—v.t. to reckon: to begin.—adj. Date′less, without date: without fixed limit: undatable.—Out of date, antiquated; Up to date, adapted or corrected to the present time: modern. [O. Fr. date—L. datum, as in datum Romæ = given or written at Rome.]
date
dāt, n. the fruit of the date-palm.—ns. Date′-palm, Date′-tree, the tree on which it grows, a native of the northern half of Africa and the south-west of Asia; Date′-plum; Date′-sug′ar. [Fr. datte—L. dactylus—Gr. daktylos, a finger.]

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date, verb, present, 1st person singular of date (infinitive).
date, verb (infinitive).
date, noun, singular of dates.

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