26984 words

dates

21 definitions • 39 examples
1
a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year:

Examples:

What's the date (today)?/What date is it?/What's today's date?
UK Today's date is 11 June (the eleventh of June).
US Today's date is June 11 (June the eleventh).
date of birth What is your date of birth?
closing date The closing date for applications is the end of this month.
We agreed to meet again at a later date.
fix a date UK I'd like to fix a date for our next meeting.
set a date Has the date for the trial been set?
make a date I made a date (= agreed a date and time) to see her about the house.
2
a particular year:

Examples:

The date on the coin is 1789.
Albert Einstein's dates are 1879 to 1955 (= he was born in 1879 and died in 1955).
3
a month and a year:

Examples:

expiry date The expiry date of this certificate is August 2017.
4
a social meeting planned before it happens, especially one between two people who have or might have a romantic relationship:

Examples:

on a date He asked her out on a date.
hot date She has a hot date (= an exciting meeting) tonight.
5
a person you have a romantic meeting with:

Examples:

Who's your date for the prom?
6

Examples:

They've just finished an exhausting 75-date European tour.
8
to write the day's date on something you have written or made:

Examples:

[ + obj + noun ] Thank you for your letter dated 30 August.
9
to say how long something has existed or when it was made:

Examples:

Archaeologists have been unable to date these fossils.
date something at something mainly UK An antique dealer had dated the vase at (= said that it was made in) 1734.
date something to something The sculpture was dated to (= was believed by experts to have been made in) 46 B.C.
10
to regularly spend time with someone you have a romantic relationship with:

Examples:

They dated for five years before they got married.
How long have you been dating Nicky?
11
to stop being fashionable or become old-fashioned:

Examples:

Some James Bond films have dated more than others.
12
to show the age of a person or thing:

Examples:

I can remember watching live TV coverage of the first lunar landing, so that dates me (= shows how old I am).
13
a numbered day in a month, often given with the name of the month or with the month and the year:

Examples:

Today’s date is June 24, 1998.
We agreed to meet again at a later date.
Please fill in your date of birth on the application form.
I’ve made a date (= agreed to a date and time) to see her about the house.
14

Examples:

We made a date to meet Evelyn and Josie at noon tomorrow for lunch.
15
A date is a person you are planning to meet socially and in whom you might have a romantic interest:

Examples:

Who is your date for the prom?
17
to write the day's date on something you have written or made:

Examples:

[ T ] The last letter I received from the insurance company was dated August 30, 1999.
[ I ] This signature dates from (= originated at the time of) the 1800s.
18
to regularly spend time with someone you have a romantic relationship with:

Examples:

[ I ] They dated for five years before they got married.
19

Examples:

"What date is the next meeting?" "It's Thursday, October 1st."
The Danish government has set a date for a referendum on the matter.
The decision on the merger will be taken at a later date .
20
up to the present time:

Examples:

Some 3,800 pieces of the new software have been sold to date.
21
to put a particular day's date on something:

Examples:

The demand must be dated and signed by the creditor.
I write with reference to your letter dated 30 March.

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