date
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
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.
- 2.
The date palm.
There were a few dates planted around the house.
- 3.
(Australia, New Zealand)The anus.
- 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.
US date : 05/24/08 = Tuesday, May 24th, 2008. UK date : 24/05/08 = Tuesday 24th May 2008.
- 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.
the date for pleading
The start date for the festival is September 2.
Do you know the date of the wedding?
We had to change the dates of the festival because of the flooding.
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A point in time.
You may need that at a later date.
- 7.
(rare)An assigned end; a conclusion.
- 8.
(obsolete)A given or assigned length of life; duration.
1611-15, George Chapman (translator), Homer (author), The Odysseys of Homer, Volume 1, Book IV, lines 282–5, As now Saturnius, through his life's whole date, Hath Nestor's bliss raised to as steep a state, Both in his age to keep in peace his house, And to have children wise and valorous.
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A pre-arranged meeting.
I arranged a date with my Australian business partners.
- 10.
One's companion for social activities or occasions, especially a romantic partner.
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.
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.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)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
- 2.
(transitive)To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
- 3.
(transitive)To determine the age of something.
to date the building of the pyramids
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(transitive)To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
- 5.
(broadly, transitive)(transitive, by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
Đồng nghĩa: go out, see
- 6.
(broadly, reciprocal)(reciprocal, 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.
Đồng nghĩa: go out, see
- 7.
(ambitransitive)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.
Đồng nghĩa: age, elden, obsolesce
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(intransitive)(intransitive, with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
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qsb-grc From Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus (likely via datil), from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (finger) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a source such as Arabic دَقَل (variety of date palm) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (date palm). dactyl dactylus.