Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense dates, present participle dating, past tense, past participle dated
1. countable noun
A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
What's the date today?
You will need to give the dates you wish to stay and the number of rooms you require.
2. verb
If you date something, you give or discover the date when it was made or when it began.
You cannot date the carving and it is difficult to date the stone itself. [VERB noun]
I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely. [VERB noun]
Archaeologists have dated the fort to the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius. [VERB noun + to]
Synonyms: put a date on, determine the date of, assign a date to, fix the period of More Synonyms of date
3. verb
When you date something such as a letter or a cheque, you write that day's date on it.
Once the decision is reached, he can date and sign the sheet. [VERB noun]
The letter is dated 2 July 1993. [VERB-ed]
4. singular noun [atN]
If you want to refer to an event without saying exactly when it will happen or when it happened, you can say that it will happen or happened at some date in the future or past.
Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later date.
He did leave open the possibility of direct American aid at some unspecified datein the future.
He was content for her wedding to be at some date between July and September.
5.
See to date
6. verb
If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes.
A black coat always looks smart and will never date. [VERB]
This album has hardly dated at all. [VERB]
Synonyms: become dated, become obsolete, show its age, become old-fashioned More Synonyms of date
7. verb
If your ideas, what you say, or the things that you like or can remember date you, they show that you are quite old or older than the people you are with.
It's going to date me now. I attended that school from 1969 to 1972. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: show your age More Synonyms of date
8. countable noun
A date is an appointment to meet someone or go out with them, especially someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship.
I have a date with Bob.
I think we should make a date to go and see Gwendolen soon.
Synonyms: appointment, meeting, meet-up, arrangement More Synonyms of date
9. countable noun [usually poss NOUN]
If you have a date with someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romanticrelationship, you can refer to that person as your date.
He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.
10. verb
If you are dating someone, you go out with them regularly because you are having, or may soon have,a romantic relationship with them. You can also say that two people are dating.
For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant. [VERB noun]
They've been dating for three months. [VERB]
In high school, he did not date very much. [V (non-recip)]
Synonyms: go out with, take out, go around with, be romantically involved with More Synonyms of date
11. countable noun
A date is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries.
12. See also blind date, carbon dating, dated, out of date, up-to-date
Phrasal verbs:
See date back
See date from
More Synonyms of date
date in British English1
(deɪt)
noun
1.
a specified day of the month
today's date is October 27
2.
the particular day or year of an event
the date of the Norman Conquest was 1066
3. (plural)
the years of a person's birth and death or of the beginning and end of an event or period
4.
an inscription on a coin, letter, etc, stating when it was made or written
5.
a.
an appointment for a particular time, esp with a person to whom one is sexually or romanticallyattached
she has a dinner date
b.
the person with whom the appointment is made
6.
the present moment; now (esp in the phrases to date, up to date)
verb
7. (transitive)
to mark (a letter, coin, etc) with the day, month, or year
8. (transitive)
to assign a date of occurrence or creation to
9. (intr; foll by from or back to)
to have originated (at a specified time)
his decline dates from last summer
10. (transitive)
to reveal the age of
that dress dates her
11.
to make or become old-fashioned
some good films hardly date at all
12. informal, mainly US and Canadian
a.
to be romantically attached to (someone)
b.
to accompany (someone with whom one is romantically attached) on a date
▶ USAGE See note at year
Derived forms
datable (ˈdatable) or dateable (ˈdateable)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Old French, from Latin dare to give, as in the phrase epistula data Romae letter handed over at Rome
date in British English2
(deɪt)
noun
1.
the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
2. short for date palm
Word origin
C13: from Old French, from Latin, from Greek daktulos finger
date in American English1
(deit) (verbdated, dating)
noun
1.
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
2.
the day of the month
Is today's date the 7th or the 8th?
3.
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
4.
the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general
at a late date
5.
the time during which anything lasts; duration
The pity is that childhood has so short a date
6.
an appointment for a particular time
They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock
7.
a social appointment, engagement, or occasion arranged beforehand with another person
to go out on a date on Saturday night
8.
a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement
Can I bring a date to the party?
9.
an engagement for an entertainer to perform
10. See dates
11. See to date
12. See up to date
intransitive verb
13.
to have or bear a date
The letter dates from 1873
14.
to belong to a particular period; have its origin
That dress dates from the 19th century
The architecture dates as far back as 1830
15.
to reckon from some point in time
The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts
16.
to go out socially on dates
She dated a lot during high school
transitive verb
17.
to mark or furnish with a date
Please date the check as of today
18.
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
19.
to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned
20.
to make a date with; go out on dates with
He's been dating his best friend's sister
Derived forms
datable or dateable
adjective
datableness or dateableness
noun
dater
noun
Word origin
[1275–1325; (n.) ME ‹ MF ‹ LL data, n. use of data (fem. of datus, ptp. of dare to give), from the phrase data (Romae) written, given (at Rome); (v.) ME daten to sign or date a document, deriv. of the n.]
date in American English2
(deit)
noun
the oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm, a staple food in northern Africa, Arabia, etc., and an important export
Word origin
[1250–1300; ME ‹ AF; OF dade, date ‹ ML datil(l)us (˃OPr, Catalan, Sp datil)‹ L dactylus; see dactyl]
More idioms containing
date
past your sell-by date
Examples of 'date' in a sentence
date
So a statement was put out and a press conference promised for a later date.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
I was just looking at that date he wrote on the board -- 1576. Seems it ought to mean something to me.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
In other languages
date
British English: date /deɪt/ NOUN
A date is a particular day or year, for example 7th June 2010, or 1066.
What's the date today?
American English: date
Arabic: تَارِيخ
Brazilian Portuguese: data
Chinese: 日期
Croatian: datum
Czech: datum
Danish: dato
Dutch: datum
European Spanish: fecha
Finnish: päivämäärä
French: date
German: Datum
Greek: ημερομηνία
Italian: data
Japanese: 日付
Korean: 날짜
Norwegian: stevnemøte
Polish: data
European Portuguese: data
Romanian: dată
Russian: дата
Latin American Spanish: fecha
Swedish: datum
Thai: วันที่
Turkish: tarih takvim
Ukrainian: дата
Vietnamese: ngày tháng
British English: date VERB
become old-fashioned If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes.
Blue and white is the classic color combination for bathrooms. It always looks smart and will never date.
American English: date
Brazilian Portuguese: tornar-se antiquado
Chinese: 过时
European Spanish: pasar de moda
French: passer de mode
German: veralten
Italian: passare di moda
Japanese: 時代遅れになる
Korean: 시대에 뒤떨어지다
European Portuguese: tornar-se antiquado
Latin American Spanish: pasar de moda
British English: date VERB
chronicle If you date something, you give or discover the date when it was made or when it began.
You cannot date the carving and it is difficult to date the stone itself.
American English: date
Brazilian Portuguese: datar
Chinese: 给…标注日期
European Spanish: datar
French: dater
German: datieren
Italian: datare
Japanese: 作品や出来事の年代を定める
Korean: 날짜를 밝히다
European Portuguese: datar
Latin American Spanish: datar
All related terms of 'date'
to date
To date means up until the present time.
date back
If something dates back to a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
date from
If something dates from a particular time, it started or was made at that time.
date line
→ international date line
date palm
A date palm is a palm tree on which dates grow.
date rape
Date rape is a crime in which a man rapes someone he has met socially.
due date
the date when something is due to be paid
end date
the date on which something such as a contract , right, or legal obligation ends
play date
an appointment made by several parents to have their young children play together
blind date
A blind date is an arrangement made for you to spend a romantic evening with someone you have never met before.
carbon-date
to determine the age of an organic object by examining the relative proportions of the carbon isotopes carbon-12 and carbon-14
date stamp
an adjustable rubber stamp for recording the date
double date
a date for two couples
expiry date
the date on which something comes to an end, can no longer be used, or is no longer safe to be eaten
safety date
someone who accompanies a single person to a function to give the impression that he or she is in a personal relationship
target date
a date aimed at, as for the end of a project
value date
the exact date on which a financial transaction , esp in buying and selling foreign exchange, is deemed to take place: used for calculating exchange rates
arrival date
Your arrival date is the date that you are expected to come to a hotel or other location .
Chinese date
any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z . jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits
closing date
the final day on which a person can enter a competition , enrol on an educational course , etc
date squares
a sweet made of a date filling on an oatmeal base with a crumble topping , cut into squares
payment date
the date on which a payment (of a debt , bill , etc) is used to be paid
release date
a fixed date on which a product is due to become available for the public to see or buy
renewal date
The renewal date of an existing insurance contract is the date on which it must be renewed .
sailing date
the date that a ship or boat departs on a sailing voyage
up to date
If something is up-to-date , it is the newest thing of its kind .
completion date
(in Britain ) the date on which the sale of a piece of property is final
cut-off date
the last date on which it is possible to do something
departure date
Your departure date is the date that you are expected to leave a hotel or other location .
expiration date
The expiration date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay .
of even date
of the same or today's date
out of date
Something that is out of date is old-fashioned and no longer useful .
sell-by date
The sell-by date on a food container is the date by which the food should be sold or eaten before it starts to decay .
settlement date
A settlement date is the date on which a buyer pays for securities delivered by a seller , or the date on which title to real property passes from a seller to a buyer.
use-by date
the date by which perishable goods should be used
date of birth
Your date of birth is the exact date on which you were born, including the year .
drop-dead date
an absolute deadline that cannot be missed
publication date
the date on which a book or magazine is published , or is going to be published
best-before date
a date on packaged food indicating how long it is safe to keep it
ex-dividend date
The ex-dividend date is the date after the declaration of a dividend on which the buyer of a stock is not entitled to receive the next dividend payment.
backdate
If a document or an arrangement is backdated , it is valid from a date before the date when it is completed or signed .
birthdate
Your birthdate is the same as your → date of birth .
International Date Line
the line approximately following the 180° meridian from Greenwich on the east side of which the date is one day earlier than on the west
past one's sell-by date
If you say that someone or something is past their sell-by date , you mean they are no longer effective , interesting, or useful .
past your sell-by date
no longer useful , successful , or relevant
d.o.b.
d . o . b . is an old-fashioned written abbreviation for → date of birth , used especially on official forms.
Chinese translation of 'date'
date
(deɪt)
n(c)
(= particular day) 日期 (rìqī) (个(個), gè)
(= meeting with friend) 约(約)会(會) (yuēhuì) (个(個), gè)
(= friend) 约(約)会(會)对(對)象 (yuēhuì duìxiàng)
(= fruit) 红(紅)枣(棗) (hóngzǎo) (颗, kē)
vt
(= establish date of)[event, object]确(確)定 ... 的年代 (quèdìng ... de niándài)