💑 A romantic meeting 💑 To go out 📅 A calendar day ✍️ To mark a day 🍈 A sweet fruit

to date

454 1.0

To write the day on a document so people know when it is made

verb
/deɪt/

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The letter was dated March 3, 2022, to provide a clear timeline.
date the letter
date the entry
dated 1999

So how do we actually date a temple like this?

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Examples

The cases cited in support of this declaration date back as far as 1877.

Academic text (2008)
The instructions can be any month... any year... but they must all be dated the 19th of the month.

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
The only other thing I date is business documents.
So how do we actually date a temple like this?

Danny Jones
In this form, the structure dates from the third to the fifth centuries A.D.

Academic text (2008)
The first entry in this diary is dated January first of the new year.

Fiction book (1990)
The policy precedents for the Point Four program date back to the nineteenth century.

Academic text (2013)
In the African context, the origins of several narratives date back to the colonial era.

Academic text (2008)
The excavations revealed 18 very rare horse burials dating to the early fifth century B.C.

Academic text (2011)
Previous archaeological evidence for the medicinal use of plants dates back more than 5,000 years in China.

Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to date stamp

vsto date

1 3.0

Mark something with the date to show when it was received or processed

is the general act of recording the day not only for records

to dateline

vsto date

1 7.1

To mark a document with the date and place of writing

is used for general marking rather than only for documents

to date-mark

vsto date

5.5

To put a date and sometimes a place on something to show when it was made or received

is the general verb for recording the day without stressing place

Idioms

to date

175 1.8

Up to now

Phrasal Verbs

to date back

95 3.0

To come from an earlier time

to date from

18 3.4

To exist since a certain time in the past

to double-date

3 3.9

To go out with your partner and another couple

to date stamp

1 3.0

Mark something with the date to show when it was received or processed

to sort by date

1 2.8

Arrange items in order by date, newest or oldest first

to catch a date

Informal

7.5

Manage to meet someone for a romantic time together

Compounds

up-to-date

93 3.1

Modern and having the latest information, style, or technology

blind date

53 3.3

A meeting where two people who have not met see if they like each other

up to date

42 3.4

Having the latest style or information

out-of-date

34 4.4

No longer current or in use

expiration date

34 2.2

The last day you should use food, medicine, or other items

double date

28 2.8

An outing where two couples go out together

due date

21 2.6

The date when you must pay something

date rape

Offensive

18 7.9

A sexual act that someone forces on a person they know, often after a date

date with destiny

5 7.6

A very important event that decides the future for a person or country

future date

4 2.6

A day or time set to happen later, often for a planned event

sell-by date

4 3.2

Date on food that shows the last day shops should keep it on shelves so it is still fresh

International Date Line

2 5.1

An invisible line in the middle of the Pacific where the calendar date changes when crossed

date palm

1 3.0

A tall palm tree that grows in hot dry places and makes sweet dates

date line

1 5.7

An imaginary line near the middle of the Pacific Ocean where the calendar date changes when you cross it

man date

Informal

1 8.1

A planned casual outing for men to spend time together

maturity date

Specialized

1 5.5

The date when you must pay back a loan or bond in full

rain date

1 3.4

Another day for an outdoor event if rain cancels the first date

Chinese date

6.9

A small dark red fruit like a plum that is sweet, chewy, and often dried

date bar

2.7

A sweet baked slice made with chopped dates and a crumbly crust

date bread

1.6

A sweet bread with pieces of chopped dates

date-nut bread

3.0

A sweet moist loaf that has chopped dates and nuts, often eaten as a snack or dessert

date of reference

Specialized

9.0

A fixed date used as the standard time for recording positions of stars and planets

date plum

9.9

A small sweet fruit from a tree grown in Central Asia and Afghanistan

angel date

Informal

8.6

A very pleasant romantic outing that feels perfect and special

How Precise

to time

126 2.7

to timestamp

Specialized

1 3.7

to date

454 1.0

to note

158 1.3

Surface Forms

date infinitive

dated past

dated past participle

dating present participle

dates third person singular

Etymology

Date as a verb meaning 'to mark with a day' comes from the noun date meaning 'a day', so to date a letter or form is simply to write the day it was made.