date
/dˈeɪt/
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Definitions
Noun
the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
Noun
a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
Noun
a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
Noun
a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
Noun
the present; "they are up to date"; "we haven''t heard from them to date"
Noun
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
Noun
a particular day specified as the time something happens; "the date of the election is set by law"
Noun
sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
Verb
go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
Verb
stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
Verb
assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
Verb
date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
Verb
provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
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24-hour interval
affiliate
associate
assort
calendar day
calendar month
calendar year
civil day
civil year
companion
comrade
consort
date
day
determine
edible fruit
familiar
fellow
furnish
get together
go out
mean solar day
meeting
month
nowadays
point
point in time
present
provide
render
set
solar day
stamp
supply
twenty-four hour period
twenty-four hours