1. (

• date ,
• day_of_the_month

) the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?" ;

2. (

• date ,
• escort

) a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking" ;

3. (

• date ,
• appointment ,
• engagement

) a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date" ;

4. (

• date ,

) the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven't heard from them to date" ;

5. (

• 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" ;

6. (

• date ,

) a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"; "we hope to get together at an early date"; "Mother's Day is always on the same date" ;

7. (

• date

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

1. (

• date

) go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart" ;

2. (

• date ,
• date_stamp

) stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24" ;

3. (

• date

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

4. (

• go_steady ,
• go_out ,
• date ,
• see

) date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!" ;

5. (

• 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" ;