Date

The word date can mean:

• A date is a day on a calendar. It is now Thursday, 2026 October 24, 00:06 (UTC). That means that today's date is January 7, 2026, or 7 January 2026.
• A date is the fruit of the date palm.
• When people talk about a date, they can also mean that they are meeting with another person — dating. That person might be their boyfriend or girlfriend. People might go out with their partner to have a meal, or they might go to entertain themselves.