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date

/deɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Date means: go on a date with.

Synonyms for date17

noun, as in a meeting arranged in advance

appointment, engagement

noun, as in the specified day of the month

day of the month

noun, as in a participant in a date

escort

verb, as in go on a date with

go steady, go out, see

verb, as in date regularly; have a steady relationship with

go steady, go out, see

verb, as in stamp with a date

date stamp

also used for date

age, elden, obsolesce, go out [with], go with, go together, hang together, have a thing, step out

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What does date mean?12

verb

1

go on a date with“Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart”

2

date regularly; have a steady relationship with“Did you know that she is seeing an older man?”

3

stamp with a date“The package is dated November 24”

4

assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of“Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings”

5

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”

noun

1

a meeting arranged in advance“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”

2

the specified day of the month“what is the date today?”

3

a participant in a date“his date never stopped talking”

4

the present“they are up to date”

5

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”

6

a particular day specified as the time something happens“the date of the election is set by law”

7

sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with date?44

three syllables

interstate
Show 40 near rhymes
theymakewaymaydaymadetakesaysamegameplaceawaydaysnameplaycasetodaychangestatesbasedcamemakesfacegamespaystayagegavemainplayedrespacebreaktakesbecameoksaveheypagepaid

All 44 rhymes for date, grouped by syllable

Date in a sentence

  • I asked her for a date, only to have her say no.unknown
  • When he got her alone for a moment, he asked for a date.CK
  • When you have written your name, please write the date.sundown
  • When you have written your name, write the date.mervert1
  • Frankly speaking, your way of thinking is out of date.CM
  • On a first date, it's best to steer clear of touchy subjects.darinmex
  • If circumstances were different, he might have asked her out on a date.frazigisto
  • Electric computers provide managers with detailed, up-to-date information.gustonrankin

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Forms of date

as a noun

plural
dates

as a verb

past tense
dated
present participle
dating
third-person singular
dates
past participle
dated