date back

deɪt bæk

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Definition of date back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

object ageoriginate from an earlier period

These traditions date back to ancient times.

derive

originate

stem

paper trailhave records from a specific time in history

The ruins date back to the Roman Empire.

originate

trace back

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Expressions with date back

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date back to

originate from a specific time in the past

The castle dates back to the 12th century.

Expressions with date

double date

date where two couples participate together

We went on a double date to the movies.

cheap date

date that costs little money

We went for a walk in the park, it was a cheap date.

date around

explore different romantic relationships

He wanted to date around to find the right person.

to date

adv.

up until now or the present time

This is the best movie I have seen to date.

bring up to date

make something current or modern

We need to bring the software up to date.

date back to

originate from a specific time in the past

The castle dates back to the 12th century.

Terms with date back included in their meaning

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repurchase agreement

finance

contract to sell securities and buy them back at a future date

Examples of date back in a sentence

These artifacts date back to the Bronze Age.
These artifacts date back to ancient Egypt.
The tradition dates back several centuries.

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French:remonter, dater de, ...
German:stammen, zurückreichen, ...
Italian:risalire, datarsi, ...
Spanish:remontarse, datar, ...
Portuguese:remontar, datar, ...
Chinese:追溯到, 追溯, ...
Japanese:遡る, ...
Arabic:رَجَعَ, عَادَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְאָרֵךְ, לְתָאֲרֵךְ אֶת, ...
Russian:брать начало, относиться, ...
Ukrainian:брати початок, датуватися, ...
Hindi:बहुत पुराने समय से चला आना, के समय का होना, ...
Bengali:প্রাচীনকাল থেকে চলে আসা, কোনো নির্দিষ্ট ঐতিহাসিক সময় থেকে প্রচলিত বা বিদ্যমান বলে জানা যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:remuntar-se, datar, ...
Czech:pocházet, sahat do, ...
Danish:stamme fra, ...
Dutch:dateren, dateren uit, ...
Greek:ανάγομαι, χρονολογούμαι από, ...
Hungarian:visszanyúlik, visszanyúlni, ...
Khmer:មានប្រភពតាំងពី, មានកំណត់ត្រាតាំងពី, ...
Korean:거슬러 올라가다, 기원하다, ...
Persian:به گذشته بازگشتن, بازگشتن, ...
Polish:sięgać, ...
Portuguese (BR):remontar, datar, ...
Romanian:a data, a dăinui, ...
Swedish:härstamma från, datera tillbaka till, ...
Thai:สืบย้อนไปถึง, ...
Turkish:dayanmak, tarihe dayanmak, ...
Vietnamese:có từ, ...

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