date

Podstatné jméno date/'deɪt//dej­t//'deɪt//dej­t/, kromě toho, že také znamená datum, velmi často označuje romantickou schůzku, tedy rande.

I have a date with Faith tonight. ^*1
Do you want to know about my date last night? – Sure, I'm all ears. ^*2
He was over the moon when she agreed to go out on a date with him. ^*3
On their first date, Ted told Robin that he loved her. ^*4
Have fun on your date. – I told you, it's not a date! ^*5
I had a date last night. – Really? Who did you go out with? ^*6
It is completely normal to feel nervous before a first date. ^*7
He loves going on dates with his wife. ^*8 

Setkáte se také se spojením blind date/'blaɪnd d­eɪt//blajnd dejt//blaɪnd 'd­eɪt//blajnd 'dejt/ (schůzka naslepo) nebo double date/ˌdʌbl'deɪ­t//ˌdabl'dejt//ˌdʌbl'deɪ­t//ˌdabl'dejt/ (rande, na které jdou dva páry společně).

It was a blind date set up by my roommate. ^*9
Nicky and I went on a double date with another couple that we know from work. ^*10 

Podstatné jméno date/'deɪt//dej­t//'deɪt//dej­t/ také může označovat partnera či partnerku, se kterým/kterou je někdo na schůzce nebo nějaké společenské akci.

Why did your date leave so early? ^*11
Aren't you going to introduce me to your lovely date? ^*12
The view is amazing. Do you bring all your dates here? ^*13
It's not cool to try to steal your friend's date. ^*14
Do you want to be my date to my brother's wed­ding this weekend? ^*15 

Sloveso date/'deɪt//'d­ejt//'deɪt//'d­ejt/ se používá ve významu chodit s někým, tedy být s někým v romantickém vztahu.

We've only been dating for a month. ^*16
You can't tell your daughter who she can and who she can't date. It's not your call. ^*17
Did you know that Lindsay and Peter used to date? ^*18 

Všimněte si, že se tu sloveso date váže přímo s předmětem (osobou) bez předložky.

She would never date a guy like you. ^*19 (nikoliv date with)

Slovíčko date/'deɪt//dej­t//'deɪt//dej­t/ má ještě jeden význam, který s výše uvedenými nijak nesouvisí – ovoce zvané datle.

She made a banana cake with dried dates. ^*20