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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/ »å±ðɪ³Ù /
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/ »å±ðɪ³Ù /
noun
- the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
- short for date palm
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈ»å²¹³Ù±ð±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
- ˈ»å²¹³Ù²¹²ú±ô±ð, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlogs From
- »å²¹³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð »å²¹³Ù±ð·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- »å²¹³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð·ness »å²¹³Ù±ð·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð·ness noun
- »å²¹³Ù·±ð°ù noun
- un·»å²¹³Ù·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
- un·»å²¹³Ù±ð·²¹Â·²ú±ô±ð adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of date1
˜yÐÄvlog 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.
More idioms and phrases containing date
In addition to the idiom beginning with date also see bring up to date ; double date ; make a date ; out of date ; to date ; up to date .Example Sentences
The announcement comes a month before Springsteen kicks off his European tour, with dates in Manchester, Liverpool, Marseille, Berlin and Prague, amongst others.
This isn't like the jump from the Wii to the confusingly named Wii U, swapping motion controllers for a tablet that looked dated even back when the console released.
The agreement was done with a "view to formally exchange sale contracts within six weeks" after receiving a pack from solicitors and stated an "anticipated completion date" of 29 November 2022.
One retired healthcare worker got a call purportedly from the sheriff’s office, informing her that she had missed her jury duty and must post a $7,500 bond to remain free until her court date.
Those affected will see their benefits increase or receive benefits for the first time, plus they’ll receive a one-time retroactive payment reflecting the increase dating back to January 2024.
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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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