- dating, geological dating - use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens
--1 is a kind of chemical analysis, qualitative analysis
--1 has particulars:potassium-argon dating; radiocarbon dating, carbon dating, carbon-14 dating; rubidium-strontium dating Derived form: verb date3
- date - go on a date with; "Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart"
--1 is one way to go out
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun date6, noun date3
Somebody ----s
=> Somebody ----s somebody
- date, date stamp - stamp with a date; "The package is dated November 24"
--2 is a kind of date; stamp
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun date2, noun date1
Somebody ----s something
- date - assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; "Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings"
--3 is one way to determine, set
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun date7, noun date4, noun date2, noun date1, noun dating1
Somebody ----s something
- go steady, go out, date, see - date regularly; have a steady relationship with; "Did you know that she is seeing an older man?"; "He is dating his former wife again!"
--4 is one way to consort, associate, affiliate, assort
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun date6, noun date3
Sam cannot date Sue
Sam and Sue date
- date - provide with a dateline; mark with a date; "She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated"
--5 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun date4, noun date2, noun date1
Somebody ----s something