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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026date1 /deɪt/USA pronunciation
n., v., dat•ed, dat•ing. n. [countable]
- time in terms of the month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:an important date in American history.
- the particular day of the month:Is today's date the 7th or the 8th?
- the time shown on a letter, document, coin, etc.:a letter bearing the date January 16.
- the time or period to which something belongs:can meet again at a later date.
- an appointment for a particular time, esp. a social meeting:I took her out on a date. We made a date for next week.
- a person with whom one has such an appointment:Can I bring a date to the party?
- Show Businessan engagement (of a band, acting group, etc.) to perform;
booking:the group's next date in Tennessee.
v. - to belong to a particular period;
start or exist from: [no obj]:The architecture dates as far back as 1830.[~ + from + object]The letter dates from 1873.[~ + back + to + object]The custom dates back to the Victorian era.
- to go out socially on dates (with): [no object]She's not old enough to be dating.[ ~ + obj]:He's dating his best friend's sister.
- [ ~ + obj] to mark or furnish with a date:The word processor dates your document automatically.
- [ ~ + obj] to estimate the period or time of:a new method to date archaeological ruins.
- [ ~ + obj] to show the age of:Singing those tunes from the 1950's really dates me.
Idioms
- Idioms to date, up to the present time;
until now:We've seen nothing to date that would change our minds.
- Idioms up to date, in accord with the latest styles, information, or technology:fashion that is always up to date;Our new computers are up to date;the up-to-date office communication systems.
dat•a•ble, date•a•ble, adj.
dat•er, n. [countable]
date2 /deɪt/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
- Plant Biology, Foodthe oblong, brown, sweet, fleshy fruit of a palm tree growing in hot climates.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026date1
(dāt),USA pronunciation n., v., dat•ed, dat•ing. n. - a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
- the day of the month:Is today's date the 7th or the 8th?
- an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.:a letter bearing the date January 16.
- the time or period to which any event or thing belongs;
period in general:at a late date.
- the time during which anything lasts;
duration:The pity is that childhood has so short a date.
- an appointment for a particular time:They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock.
- a social appointment, engagement, or occasion arranged beforehand with another person:to go out on a date on Saturday night.
- a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement:Can I bring a date to the party?
- an engagement for an entertainer to perform.
- dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person:Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321.
- Idioms to date, up to the present time;
until now:This is his best book to date.
- Idioms up to date, in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information;
modern:Bring us up to date on the news.
v.i. - to have or bear a date:The letter dates from 1873.
- to belong to a particular period;
have its origin:That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830.
- to reckon from some point in time:The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts.
- to go out socially on dates:She dated a lot during high school.
v.t. - to mark or furnish with a date:Please date the check as of today.
- to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of;
assign a period or point in time to:The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period.
- to show the age of;
show to be old-fashioned.
- to make a date with;
go out on dates with:He's been dating his best friend's sister.
- Late Latin data, noun, nominal use of data (feminine of datus, past participle of dare to give), from the phrase data (Romae) written, given (at Rome); (verb, verbal) Middle English daten to sign or date a document, derivative of the noun, nominal
- Middle French
- (noun, nominal) Middle English 1275–1325
- Plant Biology, Foodthe oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm, a staple food in northern Africa, Arabia, etc., and an important export.
- Latin dactylus; see dactyl
- Medieval Latin datil(l)us (
- Anglo-French; Old French dade, date
- Middle English 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
date /deɪt/ n - a specified day of the month: today's date is October 27
- the particular day or year of an event: the date of the Norman Conquest was 1066
- an inscription on a coin, letter, etc, stating when it was made or written
- an appointment for a particular time, esp with a person to whom one is sexually or romantically attached: she has a dinner date
- the person with whom the appointment is made
vb - (transitive) to mark (a letter, coin, etc) with the day, month, or year
- (transitive) to assign a date of occurrence or creation to
- (intransitive; followed by from or back to) to have originated (at a specified time): his decline dates from last summer
- (transitive) to reveal the age of: that dress dates her
- to make or become old-fashioned: some good films hardly date at all
- informal chiefly US Canadian
- to be romantically attached to (someone)
- to accompany (someone with whom one is romantically attached) on a date
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Latin dare to give, as in the phrase epistula data Romae letter handed over at Romeˈdatable, ˈdateable adj USAGE: See year date /deɪt/ n - the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French, from Latin, from Greek daktulos finger
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