- 1[transitive] date something to write or print the date on something Thank you for your letter dated March 24th. The forms should be dated and signed and sent back immediately.
- 2[transitive] date something (at/to something) to say when something old existed or was made The skeleton has been dated at about 2 000 B.C.
- 3[intransitive] to become old-fashioned She designs classic clothes which do not date. person
- 4[transitive] date somebody if something dates you, it shows that you are fairly old or older than the people you are with I was at the Woodstock festival—that dates me, doesn't it? have relationship
- 5[transitive, intransitive] date (somebody) to have a romantic relationship with someone She's been dating Ron for several months. Phrasal Verbsdate back
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NAmE//deɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they date he / she / it dates
past simple dated
-ing form dating
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