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| 1. | [ noun ] the specified day of the month | |
| Synonyms: | day_of_the_month | |
| Examples: | "what is the date today?" |
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| Related terms: | day maturity birthday D-day | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a particular day specified as the time something will happen | |
| Examples: | "the date of the election is set by law" |
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| Related terms: | day sell-by_date rain_date | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a meeting arranged in advance | |
| Synonyms: | engagement appointment | |
| Examples: | "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" |
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| Related terms: | meeting tryst blind_date double_date go_steady | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a particular but unspecified point in time | |
| Examples: | "they hoped to get together at an early date" |
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| Related terms: | point | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the present | |
| Examples: | "they are up to date" "we haven't heard from them to date" |
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| Related terms: | present | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a participant in a date | |
| Synonyms: | escort | |
| Examples: | "his date never stopped talking" |
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| Related terms: | companion blind_date | |
| 7. | [ noun ] the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred | |
| Examples: | "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class" |
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| Related terms: | calendar_month calendar_year calendar_day BC epoch AD | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (chemistry,botany,food) sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed | |
| Related terms: | edible_fruit date_palm | |
| 9. | [ verb ] stamp with a date, as of a postmark | |
| Synonyms: | date_stamp | |
| Examples: | "The package is dated November 24" |
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| Related terms: | stamp | |
| 10. | [ verb ] assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of | |
| Examples: | "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings" |
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| Related terms: | determine chronologize misdate dating | |
| 11. | [ verb ] go on a date with | |
| Examples: | "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart" |
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| Related terms: | go_out double-date go_steady | |
| 12. | [ verb ] date regularly; have a steady relationship with | |
| Synonyms: | go_out see go_steady | |
| Examples: | "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?" "He is dating his former wife again!" |
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| Related terms: | consort | |
| 13. | [ verb ] provide with a dateline; mark with a date | |
| Examples: | "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated" |
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| Related terms: | supply dateline | |
| Similar spelling: |
DAT Dade Datta dad Dato data dado Dadd Dada |
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