Make a date meaning in English

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Definition

to make a date: to arrange an appointment, to setup a meeting, to make an engagement idiom

This is an irregular verb:

I make a date / I made a date / I have made a date

to date (someone): to go out with, to be seeing, to be the boyfriend or girlfriend of (someone) verb

Exercise 1

Monique tells Philip that "he used to date (her) cousin Tiffany".

This phrase literally means that:

Philip had a romantic relationship with Tiffany in the past

Philip took advantage of Tiffany

Philip previously had an appointment with Tiffany

Philip is accustomed to dating Tiffany

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Monique tells Philip that "he used to date (her) cousin Tiffany".

This phrase literally means that:

Philip had a romantic relationship with Tiffany in the past

This is correct. "Used to" followed by an infinitive verb (to date) expresses a habitual action in the past. In this case Philip and Tiffany dated in the past.

Philip took advantage of Tiffany

Do not confuse the "used to + verb" construction with the verb "to use", which can express a sense of "taking advantage" or "mistreatment" when speaking about people. For example: "The criminal used him for his own evil machinations".

Philip previously had an appointment with Tiffany

This is not what Monique is expressing. In this sentence, the verb "to date" is being used in the sense of "going out with" or "having a romantic relationship", and not in the sense of an appointment or rendezvous.

Philip is accustomed to dating Tiffany

Do not confuse the "used to + verb" construction with the "be used to + verb" construction, which expresses a sense of repetitive action, or habit. For example, "I am used to skipping breakfast in the morning" which expresses that the speaker is accustomed to missing the meal of breakfast.

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