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.
The date palm.
There were a few dates planted around the house.
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.
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
Do you know the date of the wedding?
A point in time.
You may need that at a later date.
Assigned end; conclusion.
Given or assigned length of life; duration.
A pre-arranged meeting.
I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
One's companion for social activities or occasions.
I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.
A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
To determine the age of something.
to date the building of the pyramids
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
(by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
(by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.
They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.
To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.
(with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.