date
/ˈdeɪt/
nounverb
Core
1.n.the specified day of the month
“what is the date today?”
2.n.a participant in a date
“his date never stopped talking”
3.n.a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
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date and engagement share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. date means “the specified day of the month”. engagement means “a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war”. date is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈdeɪt/
1.n.the specified day of the month
“what is the date today?”
2.n.a participant in a date
“his date never stopped talking”
3.n.a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/
1.n.a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
“Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga”
2.n.a meeting arranged in advance
“she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date”
3.n.a mutual promise to marry
| date | engagement | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdeɪt/ | /ɛnˈɡeɪdʒmənt/ |
| Said | dayt | en-GAYJ-muhnt |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Letters | 4 | 10 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 12 | 7 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | day of the month | battle, conflict, fight |
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