date

1. 1

   The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.

   • We made a nice cake from dates.
2. 2

   The date palm.

   • There were a few dates planted around the house.
3. 3

   The anus.AustraliaNew-Zealand

   • The bullet took the middle finger of his right hand clean off […]. ‘He sure won't be sticking that finger up his date again,’ said Max.
   • Black Superman could kiss his date, the little faggot.

1. 1

   The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.

   • the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
   • US date : 05/24/08 = Tuesday, May 24th, 2008. UK date : 24/05/08 = Tuesday 24th May 2008.
2. 2

   A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

   • the date for pleading
   • The start date for the festival is September 2.
3. 3

   A point in time.

   • You may need that at a later date.
4. 4

   An assigned end; a conclusion.rare

   • What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date.
5. 5

   A given or assigned length of life; duration.obsolete

   • 1611-15, George Chapman (translator), Homer (author), The Odysseys of Homer, Volume 1, Book IV, lines 282–5, As now Saturnius, through his life's whole date, Hath Nestor's bliss raised to as steep a state, Both in his age to keep in peace h
6. 6

   A pre-arranged meeting.

   • I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
7. 7

   One's companion for social activities or occasions, especially a romantic partner.

   • I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.
8. 8

   A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

   • We really hit it off on the first date, so we decided to meet the week after.
   • The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.

1. 1

   To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.transitive

   • to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
2. 2

   To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.transitive

   • The writer dates the festival on June 21st, which is probably a mistake.
3. 3

   To determine the age of something.transitive

   • to date the building of the pyramids
4. 4

   To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.transitive

5. 5

   To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.broadlytransitive

   • Jessica Simpson reportedly went on a drinking binge after discovering ex-boyfriend John Mayer is dating Jennifer Aniston.
6. 6

   To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.broadlyreciprocal

   • They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.
7. 7

   To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.ambitransitive

   • This show hasn't dated well.
   • The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.
8. 8

   To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.intransitive

   • The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the French arms.

syn. date · go out [with] · go with · go together · hang together · have a thing · see · step out