dating

/หˆdeษชt.ษชล‹/

IPA: /D EY1 T IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

    โ€œto date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charterโ€

  2. 2

    To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

  3. 3

    To determine the age of something.

    โ€œto date the building of the pyramidsโ€

  4. 4

    To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

  5. 5

    (by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.

  6. 6

    (by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.

    โ€œThey met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.โ€

  7. 7

    To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.

    โ€œThe comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.โ€

  8. 8

    (with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

noun
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.

  3. 3

    The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/date, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dating