dating

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈdeɪt.ɪŋ/ Hyphenation: dat‧ing Rhymes: -eɪtɪŋ === Noun === dating (countable and uncountable, plural datings) 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. 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. The setting of a date on which an event or transaction is to take place or take effect. ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dating present participle and gerund of date === Anagrams === dang it, dangit == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === rating — dialectal, Rizal, informal === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *datəŋ. Cognate with Ilocano dateng (“arrival”), Central Bikol datong (“to arrive”), Javanese dhateng (“to come; to arrive”), and Malay datang (“to come”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /daˈtiŋ/ [d̪ɐˈt̪ɪŋ] Rhymes: -iŋ Syllabification: da‧ting === Noun === datíng (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜆᜒᜅ᜔) arrival; advent Synonyms: pagsapit, pagdating, sapit, datal, pagdatal (colloquial) impact; effect; impression; appeal (power to attract or interest) Synonyms: pang-akit, apil (euphemistic) menstrual period Synonyms: pagkakaregla, buwanang dalaw (slang) style; fashion Synonym: moda ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === tingad, dingat