Definitions for date

Overview of noun date

The noun date has 8 senses? (first 5 from tagged texts)

1. (23) date, day of the month

(the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?")

2. (3) date, escort

(a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking")

3. (3) date, appointment, engagement

(a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date")

4. (1) date, particular date

(a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date")

5. (1) date

(the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date")

6. date

(the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class")

7. date

(a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law")

8. date

(sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed)

Overview of verb date

The verb date has 5 senses? (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. (1) date

(go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart")

2. (1) date, date stamp

(stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24")

3. (1) date

(assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings")

4. go steady, go out, date, see

(date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!")

5. date

(provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated")