Noun
- 1. date, day of the month, day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
- usage: the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
- 2. date, escort, companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate
- usage: a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
- 3. date, appointment, engagement, meeting, get together
- usage: a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
- 4. date, particular date, point, point in time
- usage: a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
- 5. date, present, nowadays
- usage: the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
- 6. date, calendar day, civil day, calendar month, month, calendar year, civil year
- usage: 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, day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
- usage: a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
- 8. date, edible fruit
- usage: sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
Verb
- 1. date, go out
- usage: go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
- 2. date, date stamp, date, stamp
- usage: stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
- 3. date, determine, set
- usage: 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, consort, associate, affiliate, assort
- usage: 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, supply, provide, render, furnish
- usage: 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"
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