n That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made.
n The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the 'date' of a battle. A specific day.
n (rare) Assigned end; conclusion.
n (obsolete) Given or assigned length of life; duration.
n A pre-arranged social meeting.
n A companion when one is partaking in a social occasion.
n A meeting with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met.
v (transitive) To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
v (transitive) To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of.
v (transitive) To determine the age of something.
v (transitive) To take (someone) on a series of dates.
v (transitive) to have a steady relationship with, to be romantically involved with
v (intransitive) of a couple, to be in a romantic relationship
v (intransitive) To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
v (intransitive|with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.