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Word: Date
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin data, feminine past participle of dare ‘give’; from the Latin formula used in dating letters, data (epistola) ‘(letter) given or delivered’, to record a particular time or place
deɪt
the day of the month or year as specified by a number
Short Definition:day or year specified by number
Examples:- what's the date today?
- please give your name, address, and date of birth
a social or romantic appointment or engagement
Short Definition:romantic engagement
Examples:- I've got a hot date
- we made a date for eleven the next morning
Word: Date
Speech Type: Verb
deɪt
establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event)
Short Definition:establish date of
Examples:- they date the paintings to 1460–70
reveal (someone) as being old-fashioned
Short Definition:show to be old-fashioned
Examples:- jazzy—does that word date me?
go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested)
Short Definition:go out with
Examples:- a few years ago, I dated the ex of a friend
- they have been dating for more than a year
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