Phrase guide

online dating

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Dating over the Internet, typically using a website or app to find potential connections.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Internet dating, cyberdating, hyperdating, e-dating

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of online date

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From online + dating.

From online date + -ing.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 在線交友 /在线交友 (zàixiàn jiāoyǒu) — dating over the Internet
  • Finnish: nettideittailu — dating over the Internet
  • Finnish: nettitreffailu — dating over the Internet
  • Finnish: nettiseuranhaku — dating over the Internet
  • Georgian: ონლაინ-გაცნობა (onlain-gacnoba) — dating over the Internet
  • Georgian: ონლაინ-დეიტინგი (onlain-deiṭingi) — dating over the Internet
  • German: Onlinedating — dating over the Internet