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date  (dates plural & 3rd person present) (dating present participle) (dated past tense & past participle )
1  n-count A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year. 
What's the date today?...  
2  verb If you date something, you give or discover the date when it was made or when it began. 
I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely...  V n 
3  verb When you date something such as a letter or a cheque, you write that day's date on it. 
Once the decision is reached, he can date and sign the sheet...  V n 
4  n-sing If you want to refer to an event without saying exactly when it will happen or when it happened, you can say that it will happen or happened at some date in the future or past. 
Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later date...  
5 To date means up until the present time. 
♦ to date  phrase 
`Dottie' is by far his best novel to date...  
6  verb If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes. 
A black coat always looks smart and will never date...  V 
7  verb If your ideas, what you say, or the things that you like or can remember date you, they show that you are quite old or older than the people you are with. 
It's going to date me now. I attended that school from 1969 to 1972.  V n 
8  n-count A date is an appointment to meet someone or go out with them, especially someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship. 
I have a date with Bob...  
9  n-count If you have a date with someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship, you can refer to that person as your date. 
He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.  
10  v-recip If you are dating someone, you go out with them regularly because you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship with them. You can also say that two people are dating. 
For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant...  V n 
11  n-count A date is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries. 
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 →  blind date 
 →  carbon dating 
 →  dated 
 →  out of date 
 →  up to date date back  phrasal verb If something dates back to  a particular time, it started or was made at that time. 
...a palace dating back to the 16th century...  V P to n