What does date mean?
Definitions for date
deɪtdate
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word date.
Princeton's WordNet
date, day of the monthnoun
the specified day of the month
"what is the date today?"
date, escortnoun
a participant in a date
"his date never stopped talking"
date, appointment, engagementnoun
a meeting arranged in advance
"she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
date, particular datenoun
a particular but unspecified point in time
"they hoped to get together at an early date"
datenoun
the present
"they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
datenoun
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"
datenoun
a particular day specified as the time something happens
"the date of the election is set by law"
dateverb
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
dateverb
go on a date with
"Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
date, date stampverb
stamp with a date
"The package is dated November 24"
dateverb
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
"Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
go steady, go out, date, seeverb
date regularly; have a steady relationship with
"Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
dateverb
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"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
DATEnoun
Etymology: datte, Fr. from datum, Latin.
His days and times are past,
And my reliance on his fracted dates
Has smit my credit. William Shakespeare, Timon.My father’s promise ties me not to time;
And bonds, without a date, they say are void. Dryden.What time would spare, from steel receives its date;
And monuments, like men, submit to fate. Alexander Pope.Could the declining of this fate, O friend,
Our date to immortality extend? John Denham.Then raise,
From the conflagrant mass, purg’d, and refin’d,
New heav’ns, new earth, ages of endless date,
Founded in righteousness. John Milton, Paradise Lost.Hold, take these keys, and fetch more spices, nurse.
———— They call for dates and quinces in the pastry. William Shakespeare.To Dateverb
To note with the time at which any thing is written or done.
Etymology: from the noun.
’Tis all one, in respect of eternal duration yet behind, whether we begin the world so many millions of ages ago, or date from the late æra of about six thousand years. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
To all their dated backs he turns you round;
These Aldus printed, those Du Süeil has bound. Alexander Pope, Epist.
ChatGPT
date
A date is a specific day in a calendar, typically identified by a combination of a day, month, and year. It can also refer to a social or romantic outing with another person. In terms of data, a date can represent a specific point in time.
Webster Dictionary
Datenoun
the fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself
Datenoun
that addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc
Datenoun
the point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle
Datenoun
assigned end; conclusion
Datenoun
given or assigned length of life; dyration
Dateverb
to note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
Dateverb
to note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids
Dateverb
to have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from
Etymology: [F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. , prob. not the same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Date
dāt, n. the time of any event: a stipulated time: age, period of time.—v.t. to affix the date to.—v.t. to reckon: to begin.—adj. Date′less, without date: without fixed limit: undatable.—Out of date, antiquated; Up to date, adapted or corrected to the present time: modern. [O. Fr. date—L. datum, as in datum Romæ = given or written at Rome.]
Date
dāt, n. the fruit of the date-palm.—ns. Date′-palm, Date′-tree, the tree on which it grows, a native of the northern half of Africa and the south-west of Asia; Date′-plum; Date′-sug′ar. [Fr. datte—L. dactylus—Gr. daktylos, a finger.]
Editors Contribution
date
A note of calendar time on a document.
The date for the wedding was known and they were very excited.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
date
A specific day with a number, month and year.
The date is always on the right hand side of the computer or laptop screen.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
date
A type of fruit, cultivar, plant and seed.
The date fruit is produced by the date palm tree and is an important source of income and food for many people and countries across the world.
Submitted by MaryC on May 31, 2016
datenoun
The year, month, and day. 1.) A digital to analog a cleared space in the grid of time. 2.) A particular day or year when a given event occurred or will occur specifically by a number. 3.) A social or romantic appointment or engagement. A person with whom one has such an engagement.
The specific days that we mark as a date are only rememberable when there is, or was a special person around in calculation.
Etymology: Stage
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 5, 2024
date
To share time with a person with a view to a romantic relationship.
We loved to date then and love to create date nights together at our family house now.
Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
DATE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Date is ranked #37735 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Date surname appeared 589 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Date.
43.4% or 256 total occurrences were White.
32% or 189 total occurrences were Asian.
13% or 77 total occurrences were Black.
6.7% or 40 total occurrences were of two or more races.
3% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.5% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'date' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #595
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'date' in Written Corpus Frequency: #962
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'date' in Nouns Frequency: #218
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'date' in Verbs Frequency: #520
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Anagrams for date »
adet
tade
tead
teda
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of date in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of date in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of date in a Sentence
I work 60-100 hours a week, so if anyone needs time off, its me, she wrote. Last year, however, the woman claimed the two asked her to babysit on the day of her own important work retreat. Everyone is expected to go [on the retreat], and its frowned upon if you miss it. They wanted to go on a date. I said no, I have an important work event. They continued to nag me about how they havent gone on a date for so long, she wrote. The night before her work event, they called in a panic and said their friend Mike from the next city over had been in a car accident, and I needed to babysit nephew for a few hours. The Reddit user said shereluctantly agreed, but under the condition that they be back by 7 a.m. the next day so she could leave for the retreat.But her brother and sister-in-law did not return for two days, and did not answer any of her phone calls or texts. I had to cancel on my superiors morning of, which looked awful, she wrote. DAD IN TROUBLE WITH WIFE AND DAUGHTER AFTER BUYING MCDONALDS FOR HIMSELF, AND ONLY HIMSELF Her brother had an excuse when they returned, claiming Mikes life was in danger and they were too busy helping his girlfriend. And then, for weeks afterward, the Reddit user said her brother and sister-in-law asked her to babysit many more times, each time saying they werevisitingMike to help him with his recovery. Two months later, however, the woman claims that her company, and the company that Mikes girlfriend works for,had a meeting, and that she ran into the two of them. Mike had never been in an accident, and although [my brother and sister-in-law] had gone to visit them recently, it was for drinks and bowling, not bringing them chicken noodle soup in the hospital, she wrote. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER After confronting her brother and sister-in-law, the woman said they admitted to lying so they could go on date nights. They claimed I gave them no choice since I would never help them out when they needed time together because parenting was so stressful and difficult.
We had some delays with the concession agreements so we moved the date to Dec. 3, investors have been notified.
This date acts as an anchor point for the Icelandic Sagas, it is somewhat in keeping with date estimates based on these Sagas, and therefore adds some credibility to the stories they contain of exploration of the Americas and interaction with Indigenous inhabitants. In other ways, it is later than most Saga experts would have expected.
I really love ‘Summer Nights’ because I think it is very relevant to today if you listen to the words, every guys perception versus girls’ perception of their first date is probably very different and so it is relative.
Tomorrow morning I am submitting a motion to the Constitutional Tribunal in which I want to ask whether it will be contrary to or consistent with the constitution if I postpone the election date.
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Translations for date
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- لقاء الحب, مُوَاعَدَة, تَمْرَة, تاريخ, موعد, مَوْعِد, أرخArabic
- xurmaAzerbaijani
- фінікBelarusian
- финик, дата, среща, срок, време, фурма, датирамBulgarian
- খেজুরBengali
- datezenn, emgav, datez, deiziad, deiziañBreton
- cita, dàtil, data, quedar, sortirCatalan, Valencian
- schůzka, datum, datle, stárnout, datovat, choditCzech
- dyddiad, oedWelsh
- date, tidspunkt, rendezvous, stævnemøde, daddel, datering, ledsager, dato, tidsfæste, datere, komme sammen med, gå ud med, tidsbestemmeDanish
- Verabredung, Zeit, Stelldichein, Zeitpunkt, Datum, Date, Dattel, Rendezvous, Treffen, Ende, ausgehen, daten, datierenGerman
- χουρμάς, συνάντηση, ημερομηνίαGreek
- daktilo, dato, fino, tempo, rendevuo, rendevui, dati, datiĝiEsperanto
- compañero, fecha, dátil, data, compañera, cita, fechar, citarSpanish
- tähtaeg, dattel, kuupäev, kaaslane, kohtumine, kohtamine, eluiga, hetkEstonian
- datilBasque
- قرار, خرما, تاریخ, خرمارطبPersian
- avec, tapaaminen, seuralainen, määränpää, kohtalo, heila, päivämäärä, määrä, ajankohta, treffit, taateli, päiväys, kumppani, aika, tapailla, ajoittaa, vanhentua, päivätä, alkaa, määrittää, ikä, vanheta, ikääntyä, seurustellaFinnish
- dadlaFaroese
- rendez-vous d'amour, rendez-vous, datte, date, vieillir, dater, rendez-vous amoureuxFrench
- coinne, dátaIrish
- ceann-latha, deitScottish Gaelic
- dataGalician
- תאריך, פגישה, תמר, לתארךHebrew
- खजूर, तारीख़Hindi
- randi, találkozó, nap, keltezés, időpont, datolya, dátum, randevú, udvarolHungarian
- արմավ, ժամադրություն, խուրմա, թվականArmenian
- kencan, tanggal, kurmaIndonesian
- dagsetning, stefnumót, daðlaIcelandic
- dattero, data, cavaliere, appuntamento, incontro, accompagnatore, datareItalian
- 逢引, デート, ナツメヤシの実, 日付, デーツ, 年月日, 交際する, デートする, 付き合うJapanese
- kurma, kormaJavanese
- ფინიკი, თარიღი, პაემანიGeorgian
- құрмаKazakh
- លម៉ើ, កាលបរិច្ឆេទKhmer
- 만날 약속, 월일, 데이트, 날자, 대추, 연월일, 데이트하다Korean
- خورماKurdish
- курмаKyrgyz
- palmula, dies, tempus, diemLatin
- pasimatymas, datulė, data, datuotiLithuanian
- randiņš, termiņš, datums, satikšanās, laiks, datele, tikšanāsLatvian
- состанок, рок, датула, датум, урма, век, датира, се гледа, застаруваMacedonian
- хасарваань, ѳдѳрMongolian
- tamar, tanggal, kurma, tarikhMalay
- tamraMaltese
- datoNorwegian
- tijdstip, dadel, datum, afspraak, levensduur, afspraakje, einde, daten, daterenDutch
- datoNorwegian Nynorsk
- date, daddel, datering, noledsagerinne, ledsager, stevnemøte, begynne med, sette dato, datere, eldesNorwegian
- hashkʼaan, yoołkááł, hashkʼaan dijéʼéNavajo, Navaho
- randka, data, spotkanie, osoba towarzysząca, towarzysz, daktyl, towarzyszka, spotykać się, datować, starzeć się, chodzićPolish
- encontro, fim, data, validade, tâmara, acompanhante, datar, marcar, envelhecer, sairPortuguese
- întâlnire, finic, curmală, datăRomanian
- срок, число, рандеву, свидание, век, встреча, финик, дата, датироваться, устаревать, датировать, устареть, встречаться, восходитьRussian
- खजूरSanskrit
- финик, датум, finik, датуља, datum, sastanak, urma, састанак, spoj, спој, randes, datulja, урма, nadnevakSerbo-Croatian
- rande, schôdzka, datľa, dátumSlovak
- sréčanje, datum, dateljSlovene
- datum, träff, tidpunkt, dadel, datering, dejt, åldersbestämma, datera, gå ut med, åldras, träffaSwedish
- tendeSwahili
- பேரீச்சம்பழம், தித்திTamil
- ఖర్జూరము, తేదిTelugu
- хурмоTajik
- ผลอินทผลัม, วันที่, นัดThai
- hurmaTurkmen
- hurma, tarih, buluşma, randevuTurkish
- хөрмәTatar
- дата, фінікUkrainian
- تاریخUrdu
- xurmoUzbek
- ngày tháng, hẹn hò, hẹn, ngày, trái chà là, hẹn gặpVietnamese
- daetVolapük
- טרעפֿונג, דאַטעYiddish
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