rendezvous
Americannoun
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an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
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the meeting itself.
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a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.
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a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.
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a favorite or popular gathering place.
verb (used with or without object)
noun
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a meeting or appointment to meet at a specified time and place
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a place where people meet
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an arranged meeting of two spacecraft
verb
Other Word Forms
Conjugated Forms
Present
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have rendezvousedperfect
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has rendezvousedperfect 3rd person singular
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have been rendezvousingperfect progressive
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has been rendezvousingperfect progressive 3rd person singular
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is rendezvousingprogressive 3rd person singular
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am rendezvousingprogressive 1st person singular
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rendezvoussingular 3rd person
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are rendezvousingprogressive
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rendezvousingparticiple
Past
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had rendezvousedperfect
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was rendezvousingprogressive singular
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were rendezvousingprogressive plural
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rendezvousedparticiple
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had been rendezvousingperfect progressive
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rendezvousedsimple
Future
Etymology
Origin of rendezvous
1585–95; < Middle French, noun use of rendez-vous (imperative) present or betake yourselves; see render 1
Explanation
Rendezvous is a very French way to say "meeting" or "date." So go ahead and call your next dentist appointment or lunch date with friends a rendezvous. In the 1590s, rendezvous meant “a place for assembling of troops.” And you'll still hear military tacticians talking about "rendezvous points" today. But more often we use rendezvous to describe an assembling of friends, an appointment, or a date with your secret lover. If you're feeling extra Frenchy, you can use rendezvous as a verb, as in "Let's rendezvous next Saturday at the mall."
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Example Sentences
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Scholfield, who plans to become a trainer, won the Grade One Tolworth Hurdle at Sandown in 2013 aboard Melodic Rendezvous, one of eight victories on the horse.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2025
You have two films screening at the upcoming Rendezvous with French Cinema program, "Diary of a Fleeting Affair" and "The Green Perfume."
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2023
Charlie Vergos Rendezvous, a beloved downtown Memphis barbecue restaurant, often feeds big groups of tourists going to Graceland.
From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2023
I’ll get my chuckles at femme-focused stand-up nights — especially at The Rendezvous in Belltown.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2021
Rendezvous, it says, terraces; the sibilants run up my spine, a shiver as if in fever.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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