date

date

date¹ [dāt]

n.

[ME < OFr < L data, fem. of datus, pp. of dare, to give (the first word in Roman letters, giving the place and time of writing, as data Romae, lit., given at Rome) < IE base * dō-, to give > Gr dōron, gift, didonai, to give, Russ dat', to give]

1. a statement as on a writing or coin specifying when it was made

2. the time at which a thing happens or is done

3. the time that anything lasts or goes on

4. [pl.] a person's birth and death dates, usually expressed in years

5. the day of the month

6.

☆ a) an appointment for a set time, esp. one for a social engagement with a person of the opposite sex

b) such an engagement

c) a person of the opposite sex with whom one has such an engagement

vt.

dated, dating

1. to mark (a letter, etc.) with a date

2. to find out, determine, set, or record the date of

3. to assign a date to

4.

a) to show or reveal as typical of a certain period or age

b) to make seem old-fashioned or out-of-date

5. to reckon by dates

6. to have a social engagement or engagements with

vi.

1. to belong to, or have origin in, a definite period in the past: usually with from

☆ 2. to have social engagements with persons of the opposite sex

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to date

until now; as yet

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up to date

in or into agreement with the latest facts, ideas, styles, etc.

datable

adj.

dateable

dater

n.

date² [dāt]

n.

[ME < OFr < L dactylus < Gr daktylos, a date, prob. < Sem, as in Ar dáqal, date palm]

1. the sweet, fleshy fruit of the date palm, having a large, hard seed

2. DATE PALM