Meaning of dated in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

  Example: to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter

• To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.

• To determine the age of something.

  Example: to date the building of the pyramids

• To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.

• (by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.

• (by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other.

  Example: They met a couple of years ago, but have been dating for about five months.

• To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.

  Example: The comedian dated himself by making quips about bands from the 1960s.

• (with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.

adjective

• Marked with a date.

  Example: The first dated entry in the diary was from October 1922.

• Outdated.

  Example: "Omnibus" is a dated term for a bus.

• Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.

  Example: Calling a happy person gay seems awfully dated nowadays; people will assume you mean something else.

• No longer fashionable.

  Example: Slang can become dated very quickly.