הגדרות
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שם עצם
A sweet brown fruit with a long hard seed, which grows on a palm tree.
דוגמאות
- I ate a few dates with my tea.
- Dates are sweet and very good for energy.
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שם עצם
The tall tree that produces dates.
דוגמאות
- A few date trees grew beside the well.
- The oasis was surrounded by tall date palms.
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שם עצם
The day, month and year written on a letter, coin or document.
דוגמאות
- The date on the letter was May 24th.
- I could not read the date on the old coin.
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שם עצם
A particular day when something happens or will happen.
דוגמאות
- The start date for the festival is September 2.
- What is the date of your exam?
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שם עצם
A point in time.
דוגמאות
- You may need that at a later date.
- We haven't set a date for the next meeting.
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שם עצם
An end or limit to something, in old-fashioned use.
דוגמאות
- His patience finally reached its date.
- Every good thing has its date, and then it ends.
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שם עצם
The length of a life or of how long something lasts, in old-fashioned use.
דוגמאות
- The old bridge's date was nearly up.
- The date of a human life is short.
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שם עצם
A planned meeting with someone, often a romantic one.
דוגמאות
- I have a date with my friend on Friday.
- We made a date to have dinner together.
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שם עצם
The person you go out with on a romantic evening or to an event.
דוגמאות
- I brought Melinda to the wedding as my date.
- He picked up his date at seven o'clock.
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שם עצם
A rude slang word for the part of the body used to sit on.
דוגמאות
- He landed hard on his date after slipping on the ice.
- She fell on her date in the snow.
