Merriam-Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus - Merriam-Webster [340]
5 : a person with whom one has a usu. romantic date
— to date
: up to the present moment
Synonyms
[3] duration, life, lifetime, run, standing, time—more at DURATION
[4] appointment, engagement, rendezvous, tryst—more at ENGAGEMENT
3date verb dat·ed; dat·ing 1 : to record the date of or on
2 : to determine, mark, or reveal the date, age, or period of
3 : to make or have a date with
4 : ORIGINATE <~s from ancient times>
5 : EXTEND 6 : to show qualities typical of a past period dat·ed adjective 1 : provided with a date 2 : no longer acceptable, stylish, current, or usable Synonyms antiquated, archaic, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn, passé—more at OBSOLETE date·less adjective 1 : being or seeming to be without end : ENDLESS 2 : having no date 3 : too ancient to be dated 4 : TIMELESS Synonyms age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antique, hoary, old, venerable—more at ANCIENT date·line noun : a line in a publication giving the date and place of composition or issue — dateline verb date rape noun : rape committed by the victim's date da·tive adjective : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking typically the indirect object of a verb — dative noun da·tum noun, plural da·ta or datums : a single piece of data : FACT dau abbreviation daughter 1daub verb 1 : to cover or smear with something sticky or dirty 2 : to apply paint or color crudely — daub·er noun Synonyms smear; also coat, paint, plaster 2daub noun 1 : something daubed on : SMEAR 2 : a crude picture daugh·ter noun 1 : a female offspring esp. of human beings 2 : a female adopted child 3 : a human female descendant — daughter adjective — daugh·ter·less adjective daugh·ter–in–law noun, plural daugh·ters–in–law : the wife of one's son daunt verb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF danter, daunter, fr. L domitare to tame] : to lessen the courage of Synonyms demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, unman, unnerve—more at DISCOURAGE