Used attributively before a noun to describe something related to romantic matchmaking or to the process of determining age, e.g., 'dating app', 'dating techniques'.

dateverb

dating

Gerund

dated

Past Simple

dated

Past Participle

dating

Gerund

/deɪt/

встречаться

They started to date last year.

Они начали встречаться в прошлом году.

датировать

The archaeologists were able to date the artifact to the 5th century.

Археологи смогли датировать артефакт 5 веком.

Synonyms

Definitions

datingnoun

The practice of engaging in romantic or social meetings with someone, especially with the intention of forming a relationship.

Online dating has become the most common way to meet new partners.

The scientific process of determining the age of an artifact, rock, or fossil.

Radiocarbon dating has revolutionised archaeology.

datinggerund / present participle

Relating to or designed for the practice of finding romantic partners or for determining the age of objects.

She deleted all the dating apps from her phone.

dateverb

To establish or ascertain the date of an event or object.

The archaeologist was able to date the artifact to the 5th century.

To go out with someone in whom one is romantically or sexually interested.

They have been dating for several months now.

To mark or supply with a date.

Please date the letter before sending it.

Intransitive. To have its origin at a particular time or period.

The style of the painting dates from the Renaissance.