date

1. noun

1)

the only date he has to remember

Syn:

day, day of the month, occasion, time; year; anniversary

2)

a later date is suggested for this artifact

Syn:

age, time, period, era, epoch, century, decade, year

3)

a lunch date

Syn:

appointment, meeting, engagement, rendezvous, assignation; commitment

4) informal

he's my date for tonight

Syn:

partner, escort, girlfriend, boyfriend, steady

2. verb

1)

the sculpture can be dated accurately

Syn:

assign a date to, ascertain the date of, put a date on

2)

the building dates from the sixteenth century

Syn:

was made in, was built in, originates in, comes from, belongs to, goes back to

3)

the best films don't date

Syn:

become old-fashioned, become outmoded, become dated, show its age

4) informal

he's dating Jill

Syn:

go out with, take out, go around with, be involved with, see, go steady with; dated woo, court

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