rendezvous

[rahn-duh-voo, -dey-, rahn-de-voo]

noun

plural

rendezvous 

1. an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.

2. the meeting itself.

3. a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.

4. a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.

5. a favorite or popular gathering place.

verb (used with or without object)

rendezvoused, rendezvousing 

1. to assemble at an agreed time and place.

rendezvous

/ ˈrɒndɪˌvuː /

noun

1. a meeting or appointment to meet at a specified time and place

2. a place where people meet

3. an arranged meeting of two spacecraft

verb

1. to meet or cause to meet at a specified time or place

Word History and Origins

Origin of rendezvous¹

1585–95; < Middle French, noun use of rendez-vous (imperative) present or betake yourselves; render ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rendezvous¹

C16: from French, from rendez-vous! present yourselves! from se rendre to present oneself; see _render

Example Sentences

“Some like to shop, others will go biking, but we’ll rendezvous for one event a day.”

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A new idea had been developed for how to get to the moon, called lunar-orbit rendezvous.

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A rendezvous in the Australian Open final, with Sinner looking to defend his Melbourne crown and Alcaraz aiming to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam, would be their dream.

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The U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa criticized the rendezvous.

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They met up for their rendezvous, captured by TMZ, a month after Perry and “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Lord of the Rings” star Orlando Bloom ended their engagement.

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Related Words

• assignation 
• blind date 
• tryst