- date
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 particular dayADJECTIVE▪ earlier, earliest▪
She suggested an earlier date for the meeting.
▪ later, latest▪ exact, firm, specific▪I can't give you specific dates.
▪ target▪ provisional (esp. BrE), tentative▪ unspecified▪ effective▪ significant▪May 7, 2005 was a very significant date in my life.
▪ closing▪The closing date for applications is May 22.
▪ expiration (AmE), expiry (BrE)▪What's the expiration/expiry date on your credit card?
▪ delivery, publication, release▪ arrival, departure▪ due▪The baby was born exactly on its due date.
▪ anniversary, birth▪ pull (AmE), sell-by▪This yogurt is past its sell-by date.
▪ cut-off, end▪Historians disagree on the cut-off date for the medieval period.
▪ commencement (esp. BrE), start▪ completion▪The building was not finished by the completion date.
VERB + DATE▪ agree, agree on, arrange, decide, decide on, fix, set▪Can we fix dates for the trip?
▪Has a date been set for the meeting?
▪ find▪ give sb▪Give me a couple of dates are good for you.
▪ check▪ change▪ announceDATE + NOUN▪ stamp▪ book (usually datebook)PREPOSITION▪ after a/the date▪We cannot accept applications received after this date.
▪ at a … date▪The election is scheduled to take place at an unspecified date in the spring.
▪ before a/the date▪ by a/the date▪The building must be finished by the date agreed.
▪ from a/the date▪The agreement runs from that date.
▪ on a/the date▪I have two meetings on that date.
▪ date for▪We need to set a date for the wedding.
▪ date of▪the date of the election
PHRASES▪ the big date▪the biggest date in the country music calendar
▪ at a future date, at some future date▪More money will be made available at some future date.
▪ at a later date▪We can do that at a later date.
▪ date of birth▪Please give your name, address and date of birth.
▪ of recent date▪The foundations are Roman, but the rest of the building is of more recent date.
▪ put a date on sth▪It's difficult to put a date on when the idea started.
▪ today's date▪What's today's date?
2 appointment to meet sb sociallyADJECTIVE▪ dinner, lunch▪ blind▪She met her husband on a blind date.
▪ double (= when two couples have a date together)▪ hot▪She had a hot date and wanted to look her best.
▪ firstVERB + DATE▪ have▪I have a date with Camilla on Friday night.
▪ find▪I need to find a date for Friday.
▪ make (esp. BrE)▪We must make a date to have lunch.
▪ keep▪She wanted to arrive in time to keep her date.
▪ break (AmE), cancel▪He really didn't want to break his date with Alicia.
DATE + NOUN▪ movie (AmE)▪It's a great date movie.
▪ rapePREPOSITION▪ on a date▪She's out on a date with her new girlfriend.
▪ date with{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}verbADVERB▪ accurately, precisely▪It has not yet been possible to date the paintings accurately.
Date is used with these nouns as the object: ↑memorandum
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
