also: デイト
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
date with someone; outing for two; date night
The common everyday sense: a romantic or potentially romantic one-on-one outing. As a verb, it is used as デートする and is intransitive.
週末、彼女とデートする。
I'm going on a date with my girlfriend this weekend.
今日は久しぶりのデートだ。
Today is our first date night in a long time.
noun
calendar date; day or date
A less common katakana use meaning the date or day on a calendar; in ordinary Japanese, 日付 is usually the clearer word.
直訳調の書類では、「デート」が日付を指すことがある。
In literal-sounding translated documents, デート may refer to the date.