date
19 ENTRIES FOUND:
- date (noun)
- date (verb)
- date (noun)
- dated (adjective)
- date line (noun)
- date rape (noun)
- blind date (noun)
- closing date (noun)
- double date (noun)
- drop–dead date (noun)
- due date (noun)
- expiration date (noun)
- expiry date (noun)
- international date line (noun)
- out–of–date (adjective)
- rain date (noun)
- sell–by date (noun)
- up–to–date (adjective)
- heavy (adjective)
plural
dates
plural
dates
Britannica Dictionary definition of DATE
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1
a
:
a particular day of a month or year
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see also due date, out-of-date, up-to-date
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The date of the party is March 1.
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What's today's date?
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They announced June 10th as their wedding date. [=they announced that they would get married on June 10th]
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They have not yet set a date for the trial. [=they have not decided what day the trial will start on]
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The decision will be made at a later/future date. [=at some time in the future]
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your date of birth = your birth date [=the day you were born]
b
:
writing that shows when something was done or made
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The date on the letter was the 26th of April.
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a coin with a date of 1902
2
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an agreement to meet someone at a particular time or on a particular day
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He set up a date [=(more commonly) appointment] to meet with his professor.
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“So we'll meet for coffee next Tuesday?” “Yes. It's a date.” [=I agree to meet you then]
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a
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an occasion when two people who have or might have a romantic relationship do an activity together
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see also blind date, double date
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We went (out) on a few dates last year.
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She asked him (out) on a date.
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They went to an Italian restaurant on their first date.
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I'm going (out) on a date with him tomorrow night. = I have a date with him tomorrow night.
b
chiefly US
:
a person you have a date with
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I have to pick up my date at seven o'clock.
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Are you bringing a date to the dance?
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He has a different date every night. [=he dates a different person every night]
to date
:
up to now
:
until the present time
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We've received no complaints to date. [=yet]
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This is their greatest success to date.
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To date, most of their work has been preparatory.
up to date
1
— used to say that something or someone has or does not have the newest information
— usually used with bring or keep
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These textbooks are not up to date.
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They needed to bring the first edition of the textbook up to date.
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It's hard to keep all our records up to date.
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This memo should bring everyone up to date on the latest changes. [=give everyone the newest information about the most recent changes]
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She reads the magazines to keep up to date on the latest fashions. [=to know what is fashionable]
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— used to say that something is or is not modern or new
— usually used with bring or keep
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see also up-to-date
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The styles are not up to date.
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The book brings the familiar fable up to date by setting it in the present day.
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compare 3date
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a dateless letter/photo
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another dateless Friday night
2
date
/ˈdeɪt/
verb
dates;
dated;
dating
2
date
/ˈdeɪt/
verb
dates;
dated;
dating
Britannica Dictionary definition of DATE
1
chiefly US
:
to do an activity with someone you have or might have a romantic relationship with
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to go on a date or several dates with (someone)
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see also double-date
[+ object]
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She dated a couple of guys during college.
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He only dates younger women.
[no object]
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They dated a couple of times. [=they went on a couple of dates]
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They've been dating for six months.
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I haven't dated [=gone on a date] in 20 years.
3
[+ object]
:
to show or find out when (something) was made or produced
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see also carbon dating, radiocarbon dating
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Historians date the document to the early 1700s.
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The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.
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Scientists use various techniques to date fossils.
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[+ object]
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to show or prove that (someone or something) is old or from a long time ago
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to make (someone or something) seem old-fashioned or out-of-date
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The decor really dates the house.
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I'm dating myself in saying this, but I remember when cell phones were rare.
5
[no object]
:
to begin to exist
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to appear for the first time
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This bowl dates from the sixth century. [=this bowl was made in the sixth century]
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a custom that dates back [=goes back] 400 years [=a custom that began 400 years ago]
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They found jewelry dating back to [=that was made in] the 1700s.
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a set of rules dating as far back as the Middle Ages
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All the furniture is datable to the 1800s.
3
date
/ˈdeɪt/
noun
plural
dates
3
date
/ˈdeɪt/
noun
plural
dates
Britannica Dictionary definition of DATE
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:
a small, sweet, brown fruit from a kind of palm tree
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compare 1date
