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/deɪts/

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Instead of dates you can say age, elden or obsolesce depending on the context.

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Dates as a Noun

1

plural of date

2

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.

3

The date palm.

There were a few dates planted around the house.

4

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.

5

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

Do you know the date of the wedding?

6

A point in time.

You may need that at a later date.

7

Assigned end; conclusion.

8

Given or assigned length of life; duration.

9

A pre-arranged meeting.

I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.

10

One's companion for social activities or occasions.

I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.

11

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

The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.

Dates as a Verb

1

third-person singular simple present indicative of date

2

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

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3

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

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4

To determine the age of something.

to date the building of the pyramids

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5

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

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6

(by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.

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7

(by extension) 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.

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8

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

The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.

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9

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

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Dates in a Sentence

We made a nice cake from dates.

There were a few dates planted around the house.

the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc.

Do you know the date of the wedding?

You may need that at a later date.

I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.

I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.

The cinema is a popular place to take someone on a date.

to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter

to date the building of the pyramids

They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.

The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.

Word Forms & Grammar

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Dates: Key Facts

Part of speechnoun, verb
Pronunciation//deɪts//
Syllables1
Meaningplural of date
Synonymsage, elden and obsolesce

How to Pronounce Dates

Dates is pronounced //deɪts// and has 1 syllable.

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