date

Signification

Noun

1. 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.
2. The date palm.

Verb

1. To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
2. To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
3. To determine the age of something.
4. To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
5. To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
6. To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.
7. To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
8. To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/deɪt/

Étymologie

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From Middle English date, from Old French date, datil, datille, from Latin dactylus, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”) (from the resemblance of the date to a human finger), probably a folk-etymological alteration of a word from a Semitic source such as Arabic دَقَل (daqal, “variety of date palm”) or Hebrew דֶּקֶל (deqel, “date palm”).

Phrases

No wonder this vanilla yogurt tastes disgusting: Its eat-by date was last year .

Pas étonnant que ce yogourt à la vanille soit dégoûtant: sa date de restauration était l'année dernière.