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dater

to date (to assign a date to something), to date (to determine/estimate when something is from; to date back to), to date (to determine how old something is)

d a . t e
dat date + er Infinitive
verb Rare #38,359
to date (to assign a date to something) Used for putting a date on a document, letter, form, etc.
FR: J’ai oublié de dater le document.
EN: I forgot to date the document.
to date (to determine/estimate when something is from; to date back to) Used in contexts like artifacts, buildings, photos; can mean to establish the time period something originates from.
FR: Les archéologues vont dater cet objet à l’époque romaine.
EN: The archaeologists are going to date this object to the Roman era.
to date (to determine how old something is) Often used with scientific methods (e.g., carbon dating).
FR: On peut dater ce fossile grâce au carbone 14.
EN: You can date this fossil using carbon-14.
Conjugation of dater
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First date —
Third date —
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First date —
Third date —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second date —
dater

Il a l'air de dater.

He looks old-fashioned.

— 28 Ans plus tard : Le Temple des morts (2026)

En outre, elle a eu l'idée géniale de le dater.

Moreover, she had the brilliant idea of dating it.

— Rebecca (1940)

Le petit-déjeuner commence à dater.

The breakfast is starting to get a bit stale.

— The Captain : L'usurpateur (2018)

Mais ça ne semblait pas dater du jour même.

But it didn't seem to have happened that day.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

À dater d'aujourd'hui, Shohei s'occupe des nouilles.

As of today, Shohei is in charge of the noodles.

— Tampopo (1985)

Peut-on dater des ecchymoses ?

Can bruises be dated?

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Sounds similar to

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