Meaning & Definition of Date in English

1. The specified day of the month

• "What is the date today?"

2. A participant in a date

• "His date never stopped talking"

3. A meeting arranged in advance

• "She asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"

4. A particular but unspecified point in time

• "They hoped to get together at an early date"

5. The present

• "They are up to date"

• "We haven't heard from them to date"

6. 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"

7. A particular day specified as the time something happens

• "The date of the election is set by law"

8. Sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

1. Go on a date with

• "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"

2. Stamp with a date

• "The package is dated november 24"

3. Assign a date to

• Determine the (probable) date of

• "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"

4. Date regularly

• Have a steady relationship with

• "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"

• "He is dating his former wife again!"

5. 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"