date
noun
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen.
are dating
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present progressiveof date.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They don’t tell us whether restaurants are full, whether people are dating, whether house parties have disappeared or whether social life has migrated somewhere else entirely.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
“You could probably pick any profession and say that there’s a handful of people that are dating celebrities,” said Cassidy, founder of the private-investment firm Hanging Valley Holdings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
“I also sometimes am just nosy and want to know how long two people are dating based on how close they are sitting together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
Neither Mr. Kelce nor Ms. Swift have officially confirmed that the pair are dating.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
It’s like, one minute Arthur, Jessie, and Ethan were just the three amigos and now two amigos are dating and the other amigo is spending way more time alone.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
