present participle of date

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.

plural of dating

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. / The date palm.

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.

(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution. / (transitive) To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

Marked with a date. / Outdated. / Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context. / No longer fashionable. / (obsolete) Alotted a span of days.

simple past tense and past participle of date

(idiomatic) Until now; until the present time.

plural of date