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Date

see synonyms of date

Noun

1. date, day of the month

the specified day of the month

Example Sentences:
'what is the date today?'

2. date, escort

a participant in a date

Example Sentences:
'his date never stopped talking'

3. appointment, date, engagement

a meeting arranged in advance

Example Sentences:
'she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date'

4. date, particular date

a particular but unspecified point in time

Example Sentences:
'they hoped to get together at an early date'

5. date

the present

Example Sentences:
'they are up to date'
'we haven't heard from them to date'

6. date

the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

Example Sentences:
'he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class'

7. date

a particular day specified as the time something happens

Example Sentences:
'the date of the election is set by law'

8. date

sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

Verb

9. date

go on a date with

Example Sentences:
'Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart'

10. date, date stamp

stamp with a date

Example Sentences:
'The package is dated November 24'

11. date

assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of

Example Sentences:
'Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings'

12. date, go out, go steady, see

date regularly; have a steady relationship with

Example Sentences:
'Did you know that she is seeing an older man?'
'He is dating his former wife again!'

13. date

provide with a dateline; mark with a date

Example Sentences:
'She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Date

see synonyms of date
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 romantically attached
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 a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone of the opposite sex)
b. 
to accompany (a member of the opposite sex) on a date
noun
1. 
the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
2.  short for date palm

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Date

see synonyms of date
noun
1. 
a statement as on a writing or coin specifying when it was made
2. 
the time at which a thing happens or is done
3. 
the time that anything lasts or goes on
4.  [pl.]
a person's birth and death dates, usually expressed in years
5. 
the day of the month
6.  US
a. 
an appointment for a set time, esp. one for a social engagement with a person of the opposite sex
b. 
such an engagement
c. 
a person of the opposite sex with whom one has such an engagement
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdated or ˈdating
7. 
to mark (a letter, etc.) with a date
8. 
to find out, determine, set, or record the date of
9. 
to assign a date to
10. 
a. 
to show or reveal as typical of a certain period or age
b. 
to make seem old-fashioned or out-of-date
11. 
to reckon by dates
12. 
to have a social engagement or engagements with
verb intransitive
13. 
to belong to, or have origin in, a definite period in the past
usually with from
14.  US
to have social engagements with persons of the opposite sex
noun
1. 
the sweet, fleshy fruit of the date palm, having a large, hard seed
2. 
date palm

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Date

see synonyms of date
n.
1.
a. The time stated in terms of the day, month, and year: What is the date of your birth?
b. A statement of calendar time, as on a document.
2.
a. A particular point or period of time at which something happened or existed, or is expected to happen: the date of their wedding.
b. dates The years of someone's birth and death: Beethoven's dates were 1770 to 1827.
3. The time during which something lasts; duration: "Summer's lease hath all too short a date" (Shakespeare).
4. The time or historical period to which something belongs: artifacts of a later date.
5. An appointment: a luncheon date with a client. See Synonyms at engagement.
6.
a. An engagement to go out socially with another person, often out of romantic interest.
b. One's companion on such an outing.
7. An engagement for a performance: has four singing dates this month.
v. dat·ed, dat·ing, dates
v.tr.
1. To mark or supply with a date: date a letter.
2. To determine the date of: date a fossil.
3. To betray the age of: Pictures of old cars date the book.
4. To go on a date or dates with.
v.intr.
1. To have origin in a particular time in the past: This statue dates from 500 BC.
2. To become old-fashioned.
3. To go on dates.
n.
1. The sweet, edible, oblong or oval fruit of the date palm, containing a narrow, hard seed.
2. A date palm.

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