Topic: PLANTS
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Sense: 1-5
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | Late Latin data, from the past participle of Latin dare 'to give' |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Greek daktylos 'finger' |
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date1 S1 W1
[countable]
[countable]1 a particular day of the month or year, especially shown by a number : The date on the letter was 30th August 1962. What's today's date?
day
TMCThe date on the letter was 30th August 1962.What's today's date? date of birth/birth date (=the day you were born) Please write your name, address, and date of birth on the form.
Please write your name, address, and date of birth on the form. date of publication/issue/delivery etc You should apply at least 8 weeks before your date of departure.
You should apply at least 8 weeks before your date of departure. set/decide on/fix a date (=choose a particular day for something) Have you set a date for the wedding?
Have you set a date for the wedding?2 at some time in the future [= later]: The details will be agreed at a later date.
at a later/future date
formalThe details will be agreed at a later date.3 up to now : The cost of the work to date has been about £150 million. Her best performance to date was her third place at the World Junior Championships.
to date
The cost of the work to date has been about £150 million.Her best performance to date was her third place at the World Junior Championships.4
romantic meeting
b) American English someone that you have a date with
5 a time arranged to meet someone, especially socially :
arrangement to meet somebody
6 a sweet sticky brown fruit with a long hard seed inside
fruit
HBPDFDF ➔ closing date
