ENGLISH: date - CREOLE: dat



Overview of noun date



The noun date has 8 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)



1. (503) date, day of the month -- (the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?")

2. (119) date -- (a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law")

3. (104) date, appointment, engagement -- (a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date")

4. (55) date, particular date -- (a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date")

5. (37) date -- (the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date")

6. (29) date, escort -- (a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking")

7. (26) date -- (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")

8. (20) date -- (sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed)



Overview of verb date



The verb date has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)



1. (1) date -- (go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart")

2. (1) date, date stamp -- (stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24")

3. (1) date -- (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 -- (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 -- (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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