date

1 an agreement to be present at a specified time and place I have a date to meet my financial consultant at seven o'clock Synonyms appointment, assignation, engagement, rendezvous, trystRelated Words arrangement; invitation; interview; get-together, meeting; call, visit; schedule

2 the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress the embarrassingly short date of most of his romances Synonyms continuance, duration, life, life span, lifetime, run, standing, timeRelated Words spell, stretch; span, tenure, term; hitch, tour, turn; half-life; age, longevity

1 to go on a social engagement with I don't want to date him—I'd rather just be friends Synonyms go out (with), take out Related Words accompany, escort, see; court, woo

2 to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage we dated for two years before we got engaged Synonyms courtRelated Words attend, gallant, romance, spark, woo; escort, see, take out; go out, step out