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Meaning of 'date' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Date [ n.]
- The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.
- 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.
- 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.
- Assigned end; conclusion.
- Given or assigned length of life; dyration.
2 . Date [ v. i.]
- To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from.
3 . 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.
- To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids.

Meaning of 'date' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . date [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
Example in sentence:
  • he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class
Meaning (2):
- a participant in a date
Example in sentence:
  • his date never stopped talking
Meaning (3):
- a particular day specified as the time something happens
Example in sentence:
  • Mother's Day is always on the same date;
  • the date of the election is set by law;
  • we hope to get together at an early date
Meaning (4):
- a meeting arranged in advance
Example in sentence:
  • she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
Meaning (5):
- the present
Example in sentence:
  • they are up to date;
  • we haven't heard from them to date
Meaning (6):
- the specified day of the month
Example in sentence:
  • what is the date today?
7 . date [ v]
Meaning (7):
- date regularly; have a steady relationship with
Example in sentence:
  • Did you know that she is seeing an older man?;
  • He is dating his former wife again!
Meaning (8):
- assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
Example in sentence:
  • Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings
Meaning (9):
- provide with a dateline; mark with a date
Example in sentence:
  • She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated
Meaning (10):
- stamp with a date
Example in sentence:
  • The package is dated November 24
Meaning (11):
- go on a date with
Example in sentence:
  • Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart

Nearby Words:

data datable dataria datary dated dateless dater dating datiscin dative

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