Difference between Date and See

What is the difference between Date and See?

Date as a verb is to note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter while See as a verb is to perceive with the eyes.

Date

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of. To determine the age of something; as, to date the building of the pyramids. To take (someone) on a series of dates. To become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc. To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The fruit of the date palm. This sweet fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft pulp and enclosing a hard kernel. The date palm itself. That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin, etc. The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle. A specific day. A point in time, as in You may need that at a later date. Assigned end; conclusion. Given or assigned length of life; duration. A pre-arranged social meeting. A companion when one is partaking in a social occasion. A meeting with a lover or potential lover, or the person so met. anus.

Example sentence: For a dinner date, I eat light all day to save room, then I go all in: I choose this meal and this order, and I choose you, the person across from me, to share it with. There's a beautiful intimacy in a meal like that.

See

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To perceive with the eyes.To perceive or detect as if by sight.To form a mental picture of.To understand.To witness or observe by personal experienceIn card games such as poker, to respond to another player's bet with a bet of equal value.To date frequently

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A diocese; a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop.The office of a bishop.

Example sentence: I used to be very vain about my thumbs. I have fat thumbs. If there's a movie where you see me on the phone, it's not my hands.

We hope you now know whether to use Date or See in your sentence.

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