English verb: date back | |||
| 1. | date back (stative) belong to an earlier time | ||
| Samples | This story dates back 200 years. | ||
| Synonyms | date from, go back | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | initiate, originate, start | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ascend | ||