particular day
1 [C] a particular day of the month, sometimes in a particular year, given in numbers and words:
'What's the date today?' 'The 10th.' * Write today's date at the top of the page. * We need to fix a date for the next meeting. * They haven't set a date for the wedding yet. * I can't come on that date. * Please give your name, address and date of birth. * (especially AmE) name, address and birth date * There's no date on this letter. * Anyone who knows of the vehicle's whereabouts from that date until 7 March is asked to contact Bangor police station.
seealsoCLOSINGDATE, SELL-BYDATE
past time / future
2 [sing.,U] a time in the past or future that is not a particular day:
The details can be added at a later date. * The work will be carried out at a future date. * a building of late Roman date
arrangement to meet
3 [C] (BrE) an arrangement to meet sb at a particular time:
Call me next week and we'll try and make a date.
romantic meeting
4 [C] a meeting that you have arranged with a boyfriend or girlfriend or with sb who might become a boyfriend or girlfriend:
I've got a date with Lucy tomorrow night. * Paul's not coming. He's got a hot date (= an exciting one).
seealsoBLINDDATE
5 [C] (especially AmE) a boyfriend or girlfriend with whom you have arranged a date:
My date is meeting me at seven.
fruit
6 [C] a sweet sticky brown fruit that grows on a tree called a date palm, common in N Africa and W Asia
IDIOMS
to date until now:
To date, we have received over 200 replies. * The exhibition contains some of his best work to date.
seealsoOUTOFDATE, UPTODATE
Part of speech: verb
write date
1 [VN] to write or print the date on sth:
Thank you for your letter dated 24th March. * The forms should be dated and signed and sent back immediately.
find age
2 [VN] to say when sth old existed or was made:
The skeleton has been dated at about 2000 BC.
of clothes / words
3 [V] to become old-fashioned:
She designs classic clothes which do not date.
person
4 [VN] if sth dates you, it shows that you are fairly old or older than the people you are with:
I was at the Woodstock festival-that dates me, doesn't it?
have relationship
5 (old-fashioned, AmE) to have a romantic relationship with sb:
[VN] She's been dating Ron for several months. [also V]
PHRASALVERBS
date back (to...)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for date is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is date a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, date is tagged as noun.
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