Meaning of date In English

• 0 a numbered day in a month, often given with a combination of the name of the day, the month, and the year:

  • What's the date (today)?/What date is it?/What's today's date?

  • UK Today's date is 11 June (the eleventh of June).

  • US Today's date is June 11 (June the eleventh).

  • What is your date of birth?

  • The closing date for applications is the end of this month.

  • We agreed to meet again at a later date.

  • I'd like to fix a date for our next meeting.

  • I made a date (= agreed a date and time) to see her about the house.

  • The date on the coin is 1789.

  • Albert Einstein's dates are 1879 to 1955 (= he was born in 1879 and died in 1955).

  • The expiry ( US expiration) date of this certificate is August 2017.

• 1 a social meeting planned before it happens, especially one between two people who have or might have a romantic relationship:

  • He asked her out on a date.

  • She has a hot date (= an exciting meeting) tonight.

  • Who's your date for the prom?

• 2 a performance:

  • They've just finished an exhausting 75-date European tour.

• 3 the sweet fruit of various types of palm tree

• 4 to write the day's date on something you have written or made:

  • [ + obj + noun ] Thank you for your letter dated 30 August.

  • Archaeologists have been unable to date these fossils.

  • An antique dealer had dated the vase at (= said that it was made in) 1734.

• 5 to regularly spend time with someone you have a romantic relationship with:

  • They dated for five years before they got married.

  • How long have you been dating Nicky?

• 6 to stop being fashionable or become old-fashioned:

  • Some James Bond films have dated more than others.

  • I can remember watching live TV coverage of the first lunar landing, so that dates me (= shows how old I am).

• 7 a numbered day in a month, often given with the name of the month or with the month and the year:

  • Today’s date is June 24, 1998.

  • We agreed to meet again at a later date.

  • Please fill in your date of birth on the application form.

  • I’ve made a date (= agreed to a date and time) to see her about the house.

• 8 a social meeting planned in advance:

  • We made a date to meet Evelyn and Josie at noon tomorrow for lunch.

  • Who is your date for the prom?

• 9 the sweet, brown fruit of various types of palm tree

• 10 to write the day's date on something you have written or made:

  • [ T ] The last letter I received from the insurance company was dated August 30, 1999.

  • [ I ] This signature dates from (= originated at the time of) the 1800s.

• 11 to regularly spend time with someone you have a romantic relationship with:

  • [ I ] They dated for five years before they got married.

• 12 a particular day of a particular month, shown in numbers, or words and numbers:

  • "What date is the next meeting?" "It's Thursday, October 1st."

  • The Danish government has set a date for a referendum on the matter.

  • The decision on the merger will be taken at a later date .

• 13 up to the present time:

  • Some 3,800 pieces of the new software have been sold to date.

• 14 to put a particular day's date on something:

  • The demand must be dated and signed by the creditor.

  • I write with reference to your letter dated 30 March.