noun
dating
DAYT-ihng
noun
1
Going out with someone to see if you might be romantically compatible, before committing to a relationship.
"They met through a dating app and have been together two years now."
"Dating in your thirties feels different from dating in college."
2
Working out how old something is, such as a fossil or an old document.
"Carbon dating showed the bones were over ten thousand years old."
How to Use Dating
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither romantic dating (seeing someone) or scientific dating (figuring out an object's age).
Common pairings
casual dating
radiocarbon dating
online dating
Word Forms
datings plural
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