noun / verb
date
An arranged romantic meeting.
They meet for a dinner date at their favorite restaurant.
Etymology
The romantic sense grows from fixing a day or time to meet. Date came to name the arranged meeting itself and the activity of having such meetings.
More examples
- My date brings me flowers when he picks me up.
- We dated for a year before we got married.
- Their first few dates are casual walks in the park.
Forms
date · dates · dated · dating
Similar words
- rendezvous
- Suggests a formal or secret meeting, not necessarily romantic.
- outing
- Emphasizes going somewhere for pleasure, without necessarily implying romance.