dating

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English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/
• Hyphenation: dat‧ing
• Rhymes: -eɪtɪŋ

Verb

dating

1. present participle and gerund of date

Noun

dating (countable and uncountable, plural datings)

1. A form of romantic courtship typically between two individuals with the aim of assessing the other's suitability as a partner in an intimate relationship or as a spouse.

2. An estimation of the age of an artifact, biological vestige, linguistic usage, etc.
   • 1922 (July), A. E. Douglass, "Some aspects of the use of the annual rings of trees in climatic study". The Scientific Monthly 15(1): 5-21.

     A comparison in seven sequoias between very careful counting and accurate dating in 2,000 years shows an average counting error of 35 years, which is only 1.7 per cent.
3. The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect.

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Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• dang it, dangit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• rating — dialectal, Rizal, informal

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datəŋ. Cognate with Ilocano dateng (“arrival”), Bikol Central datong (“to arrive”), and Malay datang (“to come”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈtiŋ/ [d̪ɐˈt̪iŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Syllabification: da‧ting

Noun

datíng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜒᜅ᜔)

1. arrival; advent

   Synonyms: pagsapit, pagdating, sapit, datal, pagdatal

2. (colloquial) impact; effect; appeal (power to attract or interest)

3. (euphemistic) menstrual period

   Synonyms: pagkakaregla, buwanang dalaw

4. (slang) style; fashion

   Synonym: moda

Derived terms

Anagrams

• tingad, dingat