Meaning

8 senses
  1. (transitive)To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

    to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter

    дати́роватьdatírovatʹ

    датува́тиdatuváty

  2. (transitive)To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

    датува́тиdatuváty

    go on a date with

  3. (transitive)To determine the age of something.

    to date the building of the pyramids

    datieren

    дати́роватьdatírovatʹ

    датува́тиdatuváty

    assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of

  4. (transitive)To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

    ausgehen, daten

    встреча́ться сvstrečátʹsja s

    зустріча́тися зzustričátysja z

    stamp with a date

  5. (broadly, transitive)To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.

    date regularly; have a steady relationship with

  6. (broadly, reciprocal)To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.

    They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.

  7. (ambitransitive)To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.

    This show hasn't dated well.

    The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.

    устарева́тьustarevátʹ, устаре́тьustarétʹ

  8. (intransitive)To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

    дати́роватьсяdatírovatʹsja, восходи́ть кvosxodítʹ k

Examples

3024 sentences
  1. How long have you been dating?

    Скільки ви вже зустрічаєтеся? — deniko

    ruКак долго вы встречаетесь? — Hellerick

    deWie lange seid ihr schon zusammen? — Esperantostern

  2. I asked her for a date.

    Я запросив її на побачення. — deniko

    ruЯ пригласил её на свидание. — sharptoothed

    deIch bat sie um ein Rendezvous. — Tamy

  3. May I have your birth date?

    Можу я дізнатися вашу дату народження? — deniko

    ruМогу я узнать вашу дату рождения? — Biga

  4. Could you suggest an alternative date?

    Ви не могли б запропонувати іншу дату? — ChickenKiev

    deKönntest du ein anderes Datum vorschlagen? — SentimentalJohnny

  5. Are you two dating each other?

    Ви двоє зустрічаєтеся? — deniko

    ruВы двое встречаетесь? — odexed

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to note the time of writing or executing — see also timestamp:
to take (someone) on a series of dates:
Русский
By meaning 4
to note the time of writing or executing — see also timestamp:
to take (someone) on a series of dates:
to become old:
to begin:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to determine the age of something:
to take (someone) on a series of dates:

Origin

From Middle English date, from Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“g

From Middle English date, from Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”), past participle of dare (“to give”); from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”). Doublet of data.

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Forms

dates, dating, dated, dated
Base formdate · to date
3rd person singulardates
Present participledating
Past simpledated
Past participledated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydate
he, she, itdates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave dated
he, she, ithas dated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill date

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

14 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • stamp with a date:date stamp
  • date regularly; have a steady relationship with:go steadygo outsee

Word family

24 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • on a date
  • dating each other
  • a date with
  • had a date
  • started dating
  • dating a girl
  • dating each
  • used to date
  • a blind date
  • has been dating
  • up to date
  • blind date

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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