Dates meaning : The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. The date palm. The addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (especially the day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, executed, or made. A specific day in time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time. A point in time. Assigned end; conclusion. Given or assigned length of life; duration. A pre-arranged meeting. One's companion for social activities or occasions. A romantic meeting or outing with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met. To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution. To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of. To determine the age of something. To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates. (by extension) To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with. (by extension) To have a steady relationship with each other; to be romantically involved with each other. To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc. (with from) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.