to date

T t

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [too deyt]
- /tu deɪt/
- /tuː deɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [too deyt]
- /tu deɪt/

Definitions of to date words

noun to date a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 1
noun to date the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th? 1
noun to date an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.: a letter bearing the date January 16. 1
noun to date the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general: at a late date. 1
noun to date the time during which anything lasts; duration: The pity is that childhood has so short a date. 1
noun to date an appointment for a particular time: They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock. 1

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Origin of to date

First appearance:

before 1275

One of the 13% oldest English words

1275-1325; (noun) Middle English < Middle French < Late Latin data, noun use of data (feminine of datus, past participle of dare to give), from the phrase data (Romae) written, given (at Rome); (v.) Middle English daten to sign or date a document, derivative of the noun

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Parts of speech for To date

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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to date popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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