dating
A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.
Example
“Janet was surprised at how much casual dating had changed since she was last single.”
Other meanings
An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.
Related words
- age-dating
- dating coach
- dating sim
- dating simulator
- antidating
- cyberdating
- hyperdating
- interdating
- nondating
- radiodating
- teledating
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “dating” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.