(~s, dating, ~d)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
What’s the ~ today?...
You will need to give the ~s you wish to stay and the number of rooms you require.
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2.
If you ~ something, you give or discover the ~ when it was made or when it began.
I think we can ~ the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely...
Archaeologists have ~d the fort to the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.
VERB: V n, V n to n
3.
When you ~ something such as a letter or a cheque, you write that day’s ~ on it.
Once the decision is reached, he can ~ and sign the sheet...
The letter is ~d 2 July 1993.
VERB: V n, V-ed
4.
If you want to refer to an event without saying exactly when it will happen or when it happened, you can say that it will happen or happened at some ~ in the future or past.
Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later ~...
N-SING: with supp, at N
5.
To ~ means up until the present time.
‘Dottie’ is by far his best novel to ~...
PHRASE: PHR with cl
6.
If something ~s, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes.
A black coat always looks smart and will never ~...
VERB: V
7.
If your ideas, what you say, or the things that you like or can remember ~ you, they show that you are quite old or older than the people you are with.
It’s going to ~ me now. I attended that school from 1969 to 1972.
VERB: V n
8.
A ~ is an appointment to meet someone or go out with them, especially someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship.
I have a ~ with Bob...
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9.
If you have a ~ with someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship, you can refer to that person as your ~.
He lied to Essie, saying his ~ was one of the girls in the show.
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10.
If you are dating someone, you go out with them regularly because you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship with them. You can also say that two people are dating.
For a year I ~d a woman who was a research assistant...
They’ve been dating for three months...
V-RECIP: V n, pl-n V
11.
A ~ is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries.
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see also blind ~ , carbon dating , ~d , out of ~ , up to ~