noun
- a statement as on a writing or coin specifying when it was made
- the time at which a thing happens or is done
- the time that anything lasts or goes on
- a person's birth and death dates, usually expressed in years
- the day of the month
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- an appointment for a set time, esp. one for a social engagement with a person of the opposite sex
- such an engagement
- a person of the opposite sex with whom one has such an engagement
Origin:
ME < OFr < L data, fem. of datus, pp. of dare, to give (the first word in Roman letters, giving the place and time of writing, as data Romae, lit., given at Rome) < IE base *dō-, to give > Gr dōron, gift, didonai, to give, Russ dat', to give
transitive verb dated, dating
- to mark (a letter, etc.) with a date
- to find out, determine, set, or record the date of
- to assign a date to
- to show or reveal as typical of a certain period or age
- to make seem old-fashioned or out-of-date
- to reckon by dates
- to have a social engagement or engagements with