dating

/ ˈdeɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. any of several techniques, such as radioactive dating, dendrochronology, or varve dating, for establishing the age of rocks, palaeontological or archaeological specimens, etc

Example Sentences

This week in Current Biology, researchers report tiny nematodelike fossils from the Ediacaran period, dating to about 15 million years before the Cambrian forms.

From Science Magazine

“You have a stronger sense of self. When you’re dating in your 20s, you’re still figuring out who you are. There’s also less pressure to marry and less pressure for timing on fertility,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

They started by playing and reacting to video games, but in the past decade the group of friends have branched out to comedy sketches, travel challenges, podcasts and a dating show.

From BBC

The 36-year-old from London said she had a profile on exclusive dating app Raya but the thought of dating "genuinely makes me feel physically sick".

From BBC

"The thing for me is, it's been a long time since I was, as it were, on the dating market," he tells BBC News.

From BBC