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date¹ Definition

date (dāt)

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. a person's birth and death dates, usually expressed in years
  5. the day of the month
  6. ☆
    1. an appointment for a set time, esp. one for a social engagement with a person of the opposite sex
    2. such an engagement
    3. a person of the opposite sex with whom one has such an engagement

Etymology: 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 dat′ed, dat′·ing

  1. to mark (a letter, etc.) with a date
  2. to find out, determine, set, or record the date of
  3. to assign a date to
    1. to show or reveal as typical of a certain period or age
    2. to make seem old-fashioned or out-of-date
  5. to reckon by dates
  6. to have a social engagement or engagements with

intransitive verb

  1. to belong to, or have origin in, a definite period in the past: usually with from
  2. ☆ to have social engagements with persons of the opposite sex

date¹ Related Forms

dat′·able adjective or date′·able dat′er noun

date¹ Idioms

to date

until now; as yet

up to date

in or into agreement with the latest facts, ideas, styles, etc.

date² Definition

date (dāt)

noun

  1. the sweet, fleshy fruit of the date palm, having a large, hard seed
  2. date palm

Etymology: ME < OFr < L dactylus < Gr daktylos, a date, prob. < Sem, as in Ar dáqal, date palm

date Synonyms

date

n.

  1. A specified period of time

    day, year, time, point in time, epoch, period, era, generation, age, term, course, spell, semester, quarter, trimester, season, duration, span, moment, while, reign, hour, century; see also age 3, time 2, year.

  2. *An appointment

    tryst, assignation, rendezvous, engagement, interview, call, visit, blind date, double date; see also appointment 2.

  3. Person with whom one has a date, sense 2

    companion, escort, partner, sweetheart, girlfriend, boyfriend, squire, honey*, sweetie*, blind date*, heavy date*, steady*, pickup*, trick*; see also escort, friend 1, lover 1.

out of date

passé, outmoded, old, obsolete; see old-fashioned.

to date

until now, as yet, so far, up to now, hereunto; see also now 1.

up to date

modern, contemporary, current, abreast of; see fashionable, modern 1, up-to-date.

date Synonyms

date

v.

  1. To indicate historical time

    appoint, determine, mark the time of, ascertain the time of, assign a date to, assign a time to, measure, mark with a date, date-stamp, fix the date of, affix a date to, carbon-date, silicon-date, potassium-argon-date, tree-ring date, furnish with a date, have its origin, originate in, belong to a period, chronologize, chronicle, isolate, measure, indicate the sequence; see also begin 2, define 1, measure 1, record 1.

  2. To court or be courted

    escort, accompany, go out with, attend, associate with, keep company, consort with, rendezvous, make a date, keep an engagement with, take out*, go with*, go together*, go steady*, see*, take up with*; see also accompany 1.

date Usage Examples

Object

letter: This information was conveyed to Mr Q in a letter dated 21 August.

Converse of object

  • close: Closing date for both posts is the 24 th December 2004.
  • specify: Payment will be due on the date specified on the invoice.
  • post: The last posting date for Christmas is indicated in the delivery information.
  • fix: Mrs. A. Weatherley will fix a date for voluntary litter collection.
  • agree: All parties to the machinery have agreed a further closing date for the submitting of nominations, Monday 10 May 2004.

Adjective modifier

  • late: Latest dates for your sex & the city 2006 pink dairy are: @ 100 % babe - special event!
  • due: Back to top F Fines Charges for keeping items past their due date.
  • exact: It begins after your child turns three ( the exact date depends on when their birthday falls ).

Noun used with modifier

  • closing: The closing date for entries is 1 November 2004.
  • expiry: A renewal will run from the expiry date of the current approval.
  • completion: The project has been named Project 2002, marking the main completion date.
  • publication: Publication date of the figures for the first quarter of 2002 will be 24 April 2002.
  • release: Whether this is accurate or not time will tell but they are quoting release dates at the end of July.
  • departure: If you are booking less than 8 weeks before the departure date then we will ask you for payment of the holiday in full.

Preposition: of

  • birth: This would give him a date of birth in 1823 &#8209; Is he Edward Oscar's brother?
  • receipt: All hardware must be in their original condition, at date of receipt.
  • publication: The information in this web page is current up to the date of publication in November 2005.

Preposition: from

century: Bayes ' theorem dates from the 18 th century.

Preposition: for

receipt: Closing date for receipt for nominations is Friday, September 20.