date up
B2 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To bring something up to today's date or to the most recent information.
Literal meaning: To bring the date of something up to the current time.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To update a record, file, or document so that it reflects current information.
"Please date up the patient records before the end of the shift."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Relatively uncommon and informal. More widely used in administrative and record-keeping contexts. Less frequent than 'update' or 'bring up to date'. Some regional use in British English.
Commonly used with
records file database account information system
Forms
Base
date up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dates up
he/she/it
Past simple
dated up
yesterday
Past participle
dated up
have + pp
-ing form
dating up
continuous
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