the day of the month or year as specified by a number

what's the date today?

please give your name, address, and date of birth

a social or romantic appointment or engagement

I've got a hot date

we made a date for eleven the next morning

he was on a date with someone he met in class

establish or ascertain the date of (an object or event)

they date the paintings to 1460–70

reveal (someone) as being old-fashioned

jazzy—does that word date me?

go out with (someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested)

a few years ago, I dated the ex of a friend

they have been dating for more than a year

a sweet, dark brown oval fruit containing a hard stone, usually eaten dried

a tall palm tree which bears clusters of dates, native to western Asia and North Africa