Standard Lemma guide

dat

adv · conj · det · noun · pron · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /dæt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æt
  • CMU ARPABET: D AE1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Pronunciation spelling of that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular; foreign accents; African-American Vernacular; foreign accents

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

conj

Meaning 2

Pronunciation spelling of that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular; foreign accents; African-American Vernacular; foreign accents

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

det

Meaning 3

Pronunciation spelling of that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular; foreign accents; African-American Vernacular; foreign accents

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Digital Audio Tape, a digital data storage tape format using a dual-spooled cartridge and magnetic tape, used for digital audio and data storage.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: audio, computing, electrical-engineering, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Acronym of Dental Admission Test.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Canada, US, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of dolphin-assisted therapy

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of digital-asset treasury company

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

pron

Meaning 8

Pronunciation spelling of that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Ireland, Multicultural-London-English, alt-of, dialectal, humorous, nonstandard, pronunciation-spelling

Qualifier: African-American Vernacular; foreign accents; African-American Vernacular; foreign accents

Examples

  • Whadda I do? Dis an' dat.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

a digital tape recording of sound

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: digital audiotape

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: audiotape

History

Etymology

Pronuctiation spelling of that, representing dialects with th-stopping. Compare Dutch dat, Low German dat, and German das.