Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

dating app

American  
[dayt-ing ap] / ˈdeɪt ɪŋ ˌæp /

noun

  1. an app that enables users to search for someone to go out on a date with or matches them with likely candidates.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Hall, from Washington, had met Sam on a dating app.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The Riverside County Sheriff’s Office said it had initiated an internal investigation after CBS Los Angeles spotted a deputy on his phone, seemingly scrolling on a dating app, during a standoff Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

One victim said he agreed to meet a stranger who contacted him on a dating app in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Rachel Serjeant, 30, from Bristol, also met Roberts in October 2022 on a dating app.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

First she made me go on the dating app Tinder.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.