Definition of date

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • date is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • date is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • date is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 5

Definition of date


  • a participant in a date (noun)

    Examples

    1. his date never stopped talking

    Synonyms

    1. escort
  • date regularly; have a steady relationship with (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. go out
    2. go steady
    3. see
  • the specified day of the month (noun)

    Examples

    1. what is the date today?

    Synonyms

    1. day of the month
  • a meeting arranged in advance (noun)

    Examples

    1. she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date

    Synonyms

    1. appointment
    2. engagement
  • stamp with a date (verb)

    Examples

    1. The package is dated November 24

    Synonyms

    1. date stamp
  • a particular day specified as the time something happens (noun)

    Examples

    1. the date of the election is set by law
    2. we hope to get together at an early date
    3. Mother's Day is always on the same date
  • assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of (verb)

    Examples

    1. Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings
  • go on a date with (verb)
  • provide with a dateline; mark with a date (verb)

    Examples

    1. She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated
  • sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed (noun)
  • the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred (noun)

    Examples

    1. he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class
  • the present (noun)

    Examples

    1. they are up to date
    2. we haven't heard from them to date

See definition of date in Merriam Webster