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date

/ˈdeɪt/

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noun

plural dates

[count] a particular day of a month or year

The date of the party is March 1.

What's today's date?

They announced June 10th as their wedding date. [=they announced that they would get married on June 10th]

They have not yet set a date for the trial. [=they have not decided what day the trial will start on]

The decision will be made at a later/future date. [=at some time in the future]

your date of birth = your birth date [=the day you were born] - see also due date, out-of-date, up-to-date

writing that shows when something was done or made

The date on the letter was the 26th of April.

a coin with a date of 1902

an agreement to meet someone at a particular time or on a particular day

He set up a date [=(more commonly) appointment] to meet with his professor.

So we'll meet for coffee next Tuesday? Yes. It's a date. [=I agree to meet you then]

an occasion when two people who have or might have a romantic relationship do an activity together

We went (out) on a few dates last year.

She asked him (out) on a date.

They went to an Italian restaurant on their first date.

I'm going (out) on a date with him tomorrow night. = I have a date with him tomorrow night. - see also blind date, double date

b chiefly US :a person you have a date with

I have to pick up my date at seven o'clock.

Are you bringing a date to the dance?

He has a different date every night. [=he dates a different person every night] - compare 3date

to date

up to now :until the present time

We've received no complaints to date. [=yet]

This is their greatest success to date.

To date, most of their work has been preparatory.

up to date

used to say that something or someone has or does not have the newest information

These textbooks are not up to date.

usually used with bring or keep

They needed to bring the first edition of the textbook up to date.

It's hard to keep all our records up to date.

This memo should bring everyone up to date on the latest changes. [=give everyone the newest information about the most recent changes]

She reads the magazines to keep up to date on the latest fashions. [=to know what is fashionable]

used to say that something is or is not modern or new

The styles are not up to date.

usually used with bring or keep

The book brings the familiar fable up to date by setting it in the present day. - see also up-to-date

verb

dates; dated; dating

chiefly US :to do an activity with someone you have might have a romantic relationship with :to go on a date or several dates with (someone) [+ obj]

She dated a couple guys during college.

He only dates younger women. [no obj]

They dated a couple of times. [=they went on a couple of dates]

They've been dating for six months.

I haven't dated [=gone on a date] in 20 years. - see also double-date

[+ obj] :to write the date on (something)

Don't forget to sign and date the application.

The letter was not dated.

a memo dated July 12th, 2003

a coin dated 1902 - see also antedate, backdate, postdate, predate

[+ obj] :to show or find out when (something) was made or produced

Historians date the document to the early 1700s.

The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.

Scientists use various techniques to date fossils. - see also carbon dating, radiocarbon dating

[+ obj] :to show or prove that (someone or something) is old or from a long time ago :to make (someone or something) seem old-fashioned or out-of-date

The decor really dates the house.

I'm dating myself in saying this, but I remember when cell phones were rare.

[no obj] :to begin to exist :to appear for the first time

This bowl dates from the sixth century. [=this bowl was made in the sixth century]

a custom that dates back [=goes back] 400 years [=a custom that began 400 years ago]

They found jewelry dating back to [=that was made in] the 1700s.

a set of rules dating as far back as the Middle Ages

noun

plural dates

[count] :a small, sweet, brown fruit from a kind of palm tree - compare 1date

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