date

A1 Topic:Time

US /deɪt/ UK /deɪt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like debt /ɛ/ vs /eɪ/

Freq #660

Meanings

1

noun
The particular day, month, and year when something happens.

What is the date of your birthday?
2

noun
A romantic meeting arranged in advance.

They went on their first date to the cinema.
3

noun
A person you go on a romantic meeting with.

He brought his date to the wedding.
4

verb
To have a romantic relationship with someone over a period of time.

They have been dating for almost a year.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a romantic meeting arranged... appointment

3 noun · a person you go on a... escort

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Word family

Forms datesundated

Derived forms airdateantedatebackdatebirthdatecarbon-datecrewdatecrossdatecyberdatedate-rapedate-rapistdate-timedateable

Related forms calendar courtship sabbath woo

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Phrases (7)

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first date
the initial romantic meeting between two people

Adjective + noun
set a date
to decide on a specific day for an event

Verb + noun
due date
the date by which something must be submitted or a baby is expected

Adjective + noun
fix a date
to arrange and confirm a specific date for something

Verb + noun
keep a date
to honor a previously arranged appointment

Verb + noun
make a date
to arrange to meet someone at a specific time

Verb + noun

Etymology

From Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus (likely via Old Provençal datil), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”). Doublet of dactyl and dactylus.

date Middle English dactylus Latin δάκτυλος Ancient Greek دَقَل Arabic דֶּקֶל Hebrew

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# date

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /deɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /deɪt/
**Frequency rank:** 660

## Meanings
1. The particular day, month, and year when something happens.
2. A romantic meeting arranged in advance.
3. A person you go on a romantic meeting with.
4. To have a romantic relationship with someone over a period of time.

## Examples
- What is the date of your birthday?
- They went on their first date to the cinema.
- He brought his date to the wedding.
- They have been dating for almost a year.

## Synonyms
- see

## Derived Forms
- airdate
- antedate
- backdate
- birthdate
- carbon-date
- crewdate
- crossdate
- cyberdate
- date-rape
- date-rapist
- date-time
- dateable

## Related Forms
- calendar
- courtship
- sabbath
- woo

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: date
- Root: dactylus
- Root: δάκτυλος
- Root: دَقَل
- Root: דֶּקֶל

## Etymology
From Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus (likely via Old Provençal datil), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”). Doublet of dactyl and dactylus.

## AI Etymology
date comes from Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus (likely via Old Provençal datil), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”). Doublet of dactyl and dactylus. Current senses include The particular day, month, and year when something happens and A romantic meeting arranged in advance. English relatives and later formations include airdate, antedate, backdate, calendar, courtship.

## Topics
- Time

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