double date

Thân thiện

Two couples enjoy a friendly dinner together on a double date.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A social engagement involving two couples: A "double date" is a planned outing or social activity where two romantic couples participate together. It is a single event shared by four people.

Usage

• Noun:
  • We went on a double date to the new Italian restaurant. (This describes a single social event involving two couples.)
  • Their first double date was a movie night at home. (This refers to one specific instance of two couples socializing together.)

Advanced Usage

• "to go on a double date": to participate in a double date.
  • They decided to go on a double date to make the evening less formal.
• "to be on a double date": to be currently engaged in a double date.
  • I saw them at the cinema; they were on a double date with another couple.

Variants and Related Words

• Date (n): A social or romantic appointment between two people.
• Double-book (v): To make two appointments for the same time. (Note: This is a different concept from a double date).
• Group date (n): A social outing involving multiple people, which may or may not be paired couples.

Synonyms

• Foursome outing: A less common term for an activity involving two couples.

Related Phrases

• "to make it a double date": to suggest turning a planned meeting between two people into an outing for two couples.
  • Since we're both going to the concert, let's make it a double date.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a date in which two couples participate