Dated Date Deɪt Dating Forms Past Verb Bre

• thank you for your letter dated 24th march.
• the forms should be dated and signed and sent back immediately.
• the skeleton has been dated at about 2 000 bc.
• she designs classic clothes which do not date.

date

1. to write or print the date on something
• Thank you for your letter dated 24th March.
• The forms should be dated and signed and sent back immediately.
2. to say when something old existed or was made
• The skeleton has been dated at about 2 000 BC.
3. to become old-fashioned
• She designs classic clothes which do not date.
4. if something dates you, it shows that you are fairly old or older than the people you are with
• I was at the Woodstock festival—that dates me, doesn't it?
5. to have a romantic relationship with somebody
• See related entries: Romance
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/romance/date_3
• She's been dating Ron for several months.

Extra Examples

• It has not yet been possible to date the paintings accurately.
• How long have you two been dating?
• She’s been dating Ron for several months.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they date
• he / she / it dates
• past simple dated
• past participle dated
• -ing form dating

Word Origin

• verb Middle English: via Old French from medieval Latin data, feminine past participle of dare ‘give’; from the Latin formula used in dating letters, data (epistola) ‘(letter) given or delivered’, to record a particular time or place.