—date /deɪt/
noun [C] (DAY)
A1 a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year:
» What's the date (today)?/What date is it?/What's today's date?» UK Today's date is 11 June (the eleventh of June).» US Today's date is June 11 (June the eleventh).» What is your date of birth?» The closing date for applications is the end of this month.» We've agreed to meet again at a later date.» I'd like to fix a date for our next meeting.» I've made a date (= agreed a date and time) to see her about the house.→ SEE ALSO OUT OF DATE(Cf. ↑out of date) (FASHION), UP TO DATE(Cf. ↑up to date)Thesaurus+: ↑Days and times of dayF0 a particular year:
» The date on the coin is 1789.» Albert Einstein's dates are 1879 to 1955 (= he was born in 1879 and died in 1955).Thesaurus+: ↑Years and yearlyF0 a month and a year:
» The expiry (US expiration) date of this certificate is August 2013.Thesaurus+: ↑Specific periods of timeWord Builder:–Nouns: date–Adjectives: dated, outdated–Verbs: date, predate• • •
Extra Examples:» We've written to him asking him if he's free on that date but we haven't had an answer yet.» As the date of his operation drew near, he became more and more anxious.» If necessary, we can always change the dates of our trip.» Do you know the date of Caroline and Matthew's wedding?» Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.noun [C] (FRUIT)
► C1 the sweet fruit of various types of palm treeThesaurus+: ↑Types of fruitnoun [C] (MEETING)
B1 a social meeting planned before it happens, especially one between two people who have or might have a romantic relationship:
» He's asked her out on a date.» She has a hot date (= an exciting meeting) tonight.Thesaurus+: ↑Meeting people , ↑Official meetingsThesaurus+: ↑Finding a partnerF0 MAINLY US a person you have a romantic meeting with:
» Who's your date for the prom?Thesaurus+: ↑Romantic and sexual partners• • •
Extra Examples:» We went out on a date.» I've got a date with someone from work tonight.» I know she's going to the cinema with him tonight but I don't know if it's a date as such.» I went there on a date with a boy I used to know.» So who's your date tonight?noun [C] (PERFORMANCE)
► F0 a performance: » They've just finished an exhausting 75-date European tour.Thesaurus+: ↑Spectacles and performancesThesaurus+: ↑Musical performancesverb (SHOW AGE) ↑Verb Endings for date
F0 [I] to stop being fashionable or become old-fashioned:
» Some James Bond films have dated more than others.Thesaurus+: ↑Old or old-fashioned , ↑The elderlyF0 [T] to show the age of a person or thing:
» I can remember watching live TV coverage of the first lunar landing, so that dates me (= shows how old I am).Thesaurus+: ↑Old or old-fashioned , ↑The elderlyverb (TIME) ↑Verb Endings for date
B1 [T] to write the day's date on something you have written or made:
» [+ obj + noun ] Thank you for your letter dated 30 August.Thesaurus+: ↑Writing and typingF0 [T] to say how long something has existed or when it was made:
» Archaeologists have been unable to date these fossils.» An antique dealer had dated the vase at (= said that it was made in) 1734.Thesaurus+: ↑Origins and sourcesWord Builder:–Nouns: date–Adjectives: dated, outdated–Verbs: date, predate• • •
Extra Examples:» The TV programme shows archaeologists using the latest technology to date things they have found.» Your cheque should be dated before or on the day the bill is due.» When they lifted the carpet, they found a newspaper dated 5 August 1952.» The portrait is signed and dated 1893.» The painting, dated 1928, is expected to fetch up to £250,000.verb [I or T] MAINLY US (MEET) ↑Verb Endings for date
► F0 to regularly spend time with someone you have a romantic relationship with: » They dated for five years before they got married.» How long have you been dating Nicky?Thesaurus+: ↑Finding a partner• • •
Extra Examples:» She dated a string of actors before she met her first husband.» She became famous when she started dating one of the country's top football stars.» Would you date a man ten years younger than yourself?» Their parents didn't approve of their relationship so they had to date in secret.» The two of them dated for a while, but it didn't work out.- make/pull a face
- make/put a dent in sth
- maker
- make representations/a representation to sb/sth
- make room/space/way
- make sb do sth
- make sb look small
- make sb's blood boil
- make sb's blood curdle
- make sb's blood run cold
- make sb's day
- make (sb's) hackles rise
- make sb's hackles rise
- make sb's hair stand on end
- make sb's heart flutter
- make sb's life hell
- make sb's mouth water
- make sb's skin crawl
- make (sb/sth) up
- make sb/sth up
- make sb sweat
- make sb welcome
- makeshift
- make short shrift of sth
- make short work of sth