date
1. the specified day of the month (Freq. 23)
- what is the date today?
• Syn:
day of the month
• Hypernyms:
day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
• Hyponyms:
maturity, maturity date, due date, birthday, natal day
• Instance Hyponyms:
D-day, 6 June 1944
2. a participant in a date (Freq. 3)
- his date never stopped talking
• Syn:
escort
• Derivationally related forms:
escort (for: escort)
• Hypernyms:
companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate
• Hyponyms:
blind date
• Member Holonyms:
appointment, engagement
3. a meeting arranged in advance (Freq. 3)
- she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date
• Syn:
appointment, engagement
• Hypernyms:
meeting, get together
• Hyponyms:
blind date, double date, tryst, rendezvous
• Member Meronyms:
escort
4. a particular but unspecified point in time (Freq. 1)
- they hoped to get together at an early date
• Syn:
particular date
• Hypernyms:
point, point in time
5. the present (Freq. 1)
- they are up to date
- we haven't heard from them to date
• Hypernyms:
present, nowadays
6. the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
- he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class
• Hypernyms:
calendar day, civil day, calendar month, month, calendar year, civil year
• Hyponyms:
epoch, date of reference
7. a particular day specified as the time something happens
- the date of the election is set by law
• Hypernyms:
day, twenty-four hours, twenty-four hour period, 24-hour interval, solar day, mean solar day
• Hyponyms:
future date, rain date, sell-by date
8. sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
• Hypernyms:
edible fruit
• Part Holonyms:
date palm, Phoenix dactylifera
1. go on a date with (Freq. 1)
- Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart
• Hypernyms:
go out
• Hyponyms:
double-date
• Verb Group:
go steady, go out, see
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
2. stamp with a date (Freq. 1)
- The package is dated November 24
• Syn:
date stamp
• Hypernyms:
stamp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. assign a date to;
determine the (probable) date of (Freq. 1)
- Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings
• Derivationally related forms:
dating
• Hypernyms:
determine, set
• Hyponyms:
chronologize, chronologise, misdate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. date regularly;
have a steady relationship with
- Did you know that she is seeing an older man?
- He is dating his former wife again!
• Syn:
go steady, go out, see
• Hypernyms:
consort, associate, affiliate, assort
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP (for: go out)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: go steady)
- Sam cannot date Sue
- Sam and Sue date
5. provide with a dateline;
mark with a date
- She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated
• Hypernyms:
supply, provide, render, furnish
• Hyponyms:
dateline, datemark, date-mark, date stamp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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