dated

[ dey-tid ]

/ ˈdeɪ tɪd /

adjective

having or showing a date: a dated record of all meetings.

out-of-date; old-fashioned: a nostalgic program of dated songs.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.

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Origin of dated

First recorded in 1580–90; date¹ + -ed³

SYNONYMS FOR dated

2 outmoded, passé, unfashionable.

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OTHER WORDS FROM dated

dat·ed·ly, adverbdat·ed·ness, nounun·dat·ed, adjective

Words nearby dated

date rape, date squares, date stamp, date-stamp, datebook, dated, datel, dateless, dateline, dating, dating agency

Definition for dated (2 of 2)

date¹

[ deyt ]

/ deɪt /

noun

a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th?

an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.: a letter bearing the date January 16.

the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general: at a late date.

the time during which anything lasts; duration: The pity is that childhood has so short a date.

an appointment for a particular time: They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock.

a social appointment or engagement arranged beforehand with another person, especially when a romantic relationship exists or may develop: to go out on a Saturday night date.

a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement: Can I bring a date to the party?

an engagement for an entertainer to perform.

dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person: Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321.

verb (used without object), dat·ed, dat·ing.

to have or bear a date: The letter dates from 1873.

to belong to a particular period; have its origin: That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830.

to reckon from some point in time: The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts.

to go out socially on dates: She dated a lot during high school.

verb (used with object), dat·ed, dat·ing.

to mark or furnish with a date: Please date the check as of today.

to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of; assign a period or point in time to: The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period.

to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned.

to make a date with; go out on dates with: He's been dating his best friend's sister.

Origin of date

1275–1325; (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

OTHER WORDS FROM date

dat·a·ble, date·a·ble, adjectivedat·a·ble·ness, date·a·ble·ness, noundat·er, nounun·dat·a·ble, adjective

un·date·a·ble, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for dated

Ziad and Sabrine dated in secret during their time at university.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda|Ruth Michaelson|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“We dated for a couple of years before we decided to do anything musical together,” says Dawn.
Viral Video Pioneers: How Pomplamoose is Turning YouTube Stardom Into a Sustainable Profession|Oliver Jones|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They dated through high school, then married after graduation.
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Louis-Dreyfus made a joke that Cranston looked like a character Elaine had dated on Seinfeld.
The Best Emmys Moments: Seth Meyers, Bryan Cranston, and a 'Seinfeld' Kiss|Kevin Fallon|August 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“I dated someone for almost three years and we broke up two or three years ago,” Norton confides.
Jim Norton And His Many Vices|Lloyd Grove|July 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A letter of his to M. de Burigny, dated 6th September 1727, is sweetly optimistic.
The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century|Charles Bastide
Your despatches, dated February the 6th and 8th, were safely received by us about the middle of April.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I|Various
To make it short, I fell, and dated her up to meet me down-town the next day and call on the railroad bandits.
Gullible's Travels, Etc.|Ring W. Lardner
Probably this formula should not be dated so early as the first, or even the second century.
The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets|Eleazar Lord
Across, in the north aisle, the easternmost window in the north wall is a Tree of Jesse, dated 1523.
Stained Glass Tours in France|Charles Hitchcock Sherrill

British Dictionary definitions for dated (1 of 3)

dated

/ (ˈdeɪtɪd) /

adjective

unfashionable; outmodeddated clothes

(of a security) having a fixed date for redemption

British Dictionary definitions for dated (2 of 3)

date¹

/ (deɪt) /

noun

a specified day of the monthtoday's date is October 27

the particular day or year of an eventthe date of the Norman Conquest was 1066

(plural) the years of a person's birth and death or of the beginning and end of an event or period

an inscription on a coin, letter, etc, stating when it was made or written

an appointment for a particular time, esp with a person to whom one is sexually or romantically attachedshe has a dinner date
the person with whom the appointment is made

the present moment; now (esp in the phrases to date, up to date)

verb

(tr) to mark (a letter, coin, etc) with the day, month, or year

(tr) to assign a date of occurrence or creation to

(intr; foll by from or back to) to have originated (at a specified time)his decline dates from last summer

(tr) to reveal the age ofthat dress dates her

to make or become old-fashionedsome good films hardly date at all

informal, mainly US and Canadian

to be a boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone of the opposite sex)
to accompany (a member of the opposite sex) on a date

Derived forms of date

datable or dateable, adjectivedateless, adjective

Word 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

See year

British Dictionary definitions for dated (3 of 3)

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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Idioms and Phrases with dated

date

In addition to the idiom beginning with date

date rape

also see

bring up to date
double date
make a date
out of date
to date
up to date

dated

adjective

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Definition for dated (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used without object), dat·ed, dat·ing.

verb (used with object), dat·ed, dat·ing.

Origin of date

OTHER WORDS FROM date

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British Dictionary definitions for dated (1 of 3)

adjective

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noun

verb

Derived forms of date

Word Origin for date

undefined date

British Dictionary definitions for dated (3 of 3)

noun

Word Origin for date

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