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Definition date in American English

date verb

verb
/deɪt/
1

if you and another person are dating, or if you are dating someone, the two of you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with each other

Example

They've been dating for over six months now.

Example

At college he had dated a medical student from Kansas.

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2

to write the date on something

Example

The letter was dated February 23.

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3

to discover exactly how old something is or when it was made by examining it carefully or making scientific tests

Example

The paintings have not been accurately dated yet.

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4

to seem no longer modern or fashionable

Example

a style of building that has hardly dated at all

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5

to prove that you are starting to get old or are older than the people you are talking to

Example

I suppose that attitude really dates me!

Definition date in American English