date.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
We made a nice cake from dates.
The date palm.
There were a few dates planted around the house.
The anus.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus (likely via Old Provençal datil), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”). Doublet of dactyl and dactylus. Displaced native Old English fingeræppel, literally "finger-apple".
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.
the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.
US date : 05/24/08 = Tuesday, May 24th, 2008. UK date : 24/05/08 = Tuesday 24th May 2008.
A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time.
the date for pleading
Do you know the date of the wedding?
A point in time.
You may need that at a later date.
An assigned end; a conclusion.
A given or assigned length of life; duration.
A pre-arranged meeting.
I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
One's companion for social activities or occasions, especially a romantic partner.
I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.
A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
We really hit it off on the first date, so we decided to meet the week after.
The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English date, from Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”), past participle of dare (“to give”); from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”). Doublet of data.
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
To determine the age of something.
to date the building of the pyramids
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.
They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.
To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
This show hasn't dated well.
The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.
To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English date, from Old French date, from Late Latin data, from Latin datus (“given”), past participle of dare (“to give”); from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- (“to give”). Doublet of data.
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