ALL meanings of dating
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D d - adjective dating Dating agencies or services are for people who are trying to find a girlfriend or boyfriend. 5
- noun dating any of several techniques, such as radioactive dating, dendrochronology, or varve dating, for establishing the age of rocks, palaeontological or archaeological specimens, etc 3
- noun dating romance 1
- noun dating remains: determining age 1
- noun dating 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 dating the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th? 1
- noun dating 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 dating the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general: at a late date. 1
- noun dating the time during which anything lasts; duration: The pity is that childhood has so short a date. 1
- noun dating an appointment for a particular time: They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock. 1
- noun dating a social appointment or engagement arranged beforehand with another person, especially when a romantic relationship exists or may develop: to go out on a Saturday night date. 1
- noun dating a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement: Can I bring a date to the party? 1
- noun dating an engagement for an entertainer to perform. 1
- noun dating dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person: Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321. 1
- verb without object dating to have or bear a date: The letter dates from 1873. 1
- verb without object dating to belong to a particular period; have its origin: That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830. 1
- verb without object dating to reckon from some point in time: The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts. 1
- verb without object dating to go out socially on dates: She dated a lot during high school. 1
- verb with object dating to mark or furnish with a date: Please date the check as of today. 1
- verb with object dating to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of; assign a period or point in time to: The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period. 1
- verb with object dating to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned. 1
- verb with object dating to make a date with; go out on dates with: He's been dating his best friend's sister. 1
- idioms dating to date, up to the present time; until now: This is his best book to date. 1
- idioms dating up to date, in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information; modern: Bring us up to date on the news. 1
- noun dating A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse. The result of dating may at any time lead to friendship, any level of intimate relationship, marriage, or no relation. 1
- noun dating An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc. 0
- noun dating The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect. 0
- verb dating present participle of date. 0