how to pronounce dates

/ˈdɛɪts/

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dates is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of dates in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… they give us target dates and we just …”

meanings of dates

noun:

Plural of date.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of date.

dates frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word dates occurs in english on average 28.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.