date
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/deɪt/]
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Senses
1. date (noun) — sense 1
Definition: 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.
Example: the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
2. date (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
Example: the date for pleading
3. date (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A point in time.
Example: You may need that at a later date.
4. date (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
Example: to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
5. date (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
Example: The writer dates the festival on June 21st, which is probably a mistake.
6. date (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To determine the age of something.
Example: to date the building of the pyramids
Structure of the word
Roots:- deh₃ (Proto-Indo-European)
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