dating vs date

dating and date both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dating	Yes	No	No	No
date	Yes	No	Yes	No

dating (noun)	date (noun)
use of chemical analysis to estimate the age of geological specimens	sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
	a meeting arranged in advance
	a participant in a date
	the specified day of the month
	the present
	the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
	a particular day specified as the time something happens

dating (verb)	date (verb)
	assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of
	provide with a dateline; mark with a date
	stamp with a date
	go on a date with
	date regularly; have a steady relationship with