What is the meaning of dated?

verb

  • Go on a date with.
    • usage: "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
  • Stamp with a date.
    • usage: "The package is dated November 24"
  • Assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of.
    • usage: "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
  • Date regularly; have a steady relationship with.
    • usage: "Did you know that she is seeing an older man"; "He is dating his former wife again"
  • Provide with a dateline; mark with a date.
    • usage: "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"

adjective

  • Marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past. .
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