date

/dˈeɪt/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

the specified day of the month
“what is the date today?”
a participant in a date
“his date never stopped talking”
a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
the present
“they are up to date”
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
“he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class”
a particular day specified as the time something happens
“the date of the election is set by law”
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

verb

go on a date with
“Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart”
stamp with a date
“The package is dated November 24”
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
“Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings”
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
“Did you know that she is seeing an older man?”
provide with a dateline; mark with a date
“She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated”

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