Date | Mean of date in English Dictionary

/ˈdeɪt/

• Noun
• a particular day of a month or year
1. The date of the party is March 1.
2. What's today's date?
3. They announced June 10th as their wedding date. [=they announced that they would get married on June 10th]
4. They have not yet set a date for the trial. [=they have not decided what day the trial will start on]
5. The decision will be made at a later/future date. [=at some time in the future]
6. your date of birth = your birth date [=the day you were born]
• writing that shows when something was done or made
1. The date on the letter was the 26th of April.
2. a coin with a date of 1902
• an agreement to meet someone at a particular time or on a particular day
1. He set up a date [=(more commonly) appointment] to meet with his professor.
2. “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
1. We went (out) on a few dates last year.
2. She asked him (out) on a date.
3. They went to an Italian restaurant on their first date.
4. I'm going (out) on a date with him tomorrow night. = I have a date with him tomorrow night.
• a person you have a date with
1. I have to pick up my date at seven o'clock.
2. Are you bringing a date to the dance?
3. He has a different date every night. [=he dates a different person every night]
• up to now
1. We've received no complaints to date. [=yet]
2. This is their greatest success to date.
3. To date, most of their work has been preparatory.
• Verb
• to do an activity with someone you have or might have a romantic relationship with
1. She dated a couple of guys during college.
2. He only dates younger women.
3. They dated a couple of times. [=they went on a couple of dates]
4. They've been dating for six months.
5. I haven't dated [=gone on a date] in 20 years.
• to write the date on (something)
1. Don't forget to sign and date the application.
2. The letter was not dated.
3. a memo dated July 12th, 2003
4. a coin dated 1902
• to show or find out when (something) was made or produced
1. Historians date the document to the early 1700s.
2. The ancient building was dated by a coin found in one of the rooms.
3. Scientists use various techniques to date fossils.
• to show or prove that (someone or something) is old or from a long time ago
1. The decor really dates the house.
2. I'm dating myself in saying this, but I remember when cell phones were rare.
• to begin to exist
1. This bowl dates from the sixth century. [=this bowl was made in the sixth century]
2. a custom that dates back [=goes back] 400 years [=a custom that began 400 years ago]
3. They found jewelry dating back to [=that was made in] the 1700s.
4. a set of rules dating as far back as the Middle Ages
• Noun
• a small, sweet, brown fruit from a kind of palm tree