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date - 14 definitions

- noun
1. date -- the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
synonyms: day of the month
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2. date -- a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
synonyms: escort
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3. date -- a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
synonyms: appointment, engagement
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4. date -- a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
synonyms: particular date
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5. date -- the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date"
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6. date -- 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"
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7. date -- a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
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8. date -- sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
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- verb
9. date -- go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
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10. date -- stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
synonyms: date stamp
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11. date -- assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
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12. go steady -- date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
synonyms: go steady, go out, see
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13. date -- 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"
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14. date, dated -- to determine or record the date of
synonyms: dated, dates, dating, redate, undated, dateable
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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