Date vs. Dating

Datenoun

The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.

Datenoun

The date palm.

Datenoun

The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made.

Datenoun

A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.

Datenoun

A point in time.

Datenoun

(rare) Assigned end; conclusion.

Datenoun

(obsolete) Given or assigned length of life; duration.

Datenoun

A pre-arranged meeting.

Datenoun

One's companion for social activities or occasions.

Datenoun

A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.

Dateverb

(transitive) To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

Dateverb

(transitive) To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

Dateverb

(transitive) To determine the age of something.

Dateverb

(transitive) To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

Dateverb

To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.

Dateverb

To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.

Dateverb

(intransitive) To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.

Dateverb

To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

Datenoun

The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.

Datenoun

That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc.

Datenoun

The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle.

Datenoun

Assigned end; conclusion.

Datenoun

Given or assigned length of life; dyration.

Dateverb

To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter.

Dateverb

To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids.

Dateverb

To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; - with from.

Datenoun

the specified day of the month;

Datenoun

a particular day specified as the time something will happen;

Datenoun

a meeting arranged in advance;

Datenoun

a particular but unspecified point in time;

Datenoun

the present;

Datenoun

a participant in a date;

Datenoun

the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred;

Datenoun

sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

Dateverb

go on a date with;

Dateverb

stamp with a date;

Dateverb

assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of;

Dateverb

date regularly; have a steady relationship with;

Dateverb

provide with a dateline; mark with a date;

Datingnoun

A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.

Datingnoun

An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.

Datingnoun

The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.

Datingnoun

use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens

Dating

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships practised in Western societies whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a prospective partner in a future intimate relationship. It represents a form of courtship, consisting of social activities carried out by the couple, either alone or with others.