date
1[ deyt ]
/ deɪt /
noun
verb (used without object), dat·ed, dat·ing.
verb (used with object), dat·ed, dat·ing.
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Idioms for date
to date, up to the present time; until now: This is his best book to date.
up to date, in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information; modern: Bring us up to date on the news.
Origin of date
11275–1325; (noun) Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin data, noun use of data (feminine of datus, past participle of dare to give), from the phrase data (Romae) written, given (at Rome); (v.) Middle English daten to sign or date a document, derivative of the noun
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Definition for date (2 of 2)
date2
[ deyt ]
/ deɪt /
noun
the oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm, a staple food in northern Africa, Arabia, etc., and an important export.
Origin of date
21250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French; Old French dade, date<Medieval Latin datil(l)us (>Old Provençal, Catalan, Spanish datil) <Latin dactylus;see dactyl
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British Dictionary definitions for date (1 of 2)
date1
/ (deɪt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of date
datable or dateable, adjectivedateless, adjectiveWord Origin for date
C14: from Old French, from Latin dare to give, as in the phrase epistula data Romae letter handed over at Rome
undefined date
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British Dictionary definitions for date (2 of 2)
date2
/ (deɪt) /
noun
the fruit of the date palm, having sweet edible flesh and a single large woody seed
short for date palm
Word Origin for date
C13: from Old French, from Latin, from Greek daktulos finger
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