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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDating
/ˈdeɪ.tɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The activity of regularly going out with someone with whom you have a romantic relationship.
"They have been dating for six months and decided to make their relationship official." - 2
The process of determining the age of an object or historical artifact using scientific methods.
"Carbon dating is essential for accurately determining the age of ancient fossils."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'date', originating from the Latin 'datum' (meaning 'given [day]'), which evolved in English to denote a specific point in time and later an appointment or social engagement. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the term shifted specifically to describe romantic meetings between two people, eventually giving rise to the continuous form 'dating' to represent the modern phase of romantic courtship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dating" is said worldwide
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sortir ensemble
Transliteration: sortir ɑ̃sɑ̃bl
"Ils sortent ensemble depuis six mois."
Dating
Transliteration: ˈdeːtɪŋ
"Online-Dating ist heutzutage sehr beliebt geworden."
frequentazione
Transliteration: frequentatˈtsjone
"La loro frequentazione è iniziata l'estate scorsa."
saldir
Transliteration: saˈlir
Script: salir
"Llevan saliendo juntos varios meses."
namoro
Transliteration: naˈmo.ɾu
"O namoro deles começou na universidade."
डेटिंग
Transliteration: deting
"आजकल युवाओं में डेटिंग का चलन बढ़ गया है।"
约会
Transliteration: yuēhuì
"他们在约会了几周后确定了恋爱关系。"
데이트
Transliteration: deiteu
"우리는 주말에 영화관에서 데이트를 했다."
交際
Transliteration: kōsai
"彼らは半年間交際している。"
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