rendezvous
[ rahn-duh-voo, -dey-; French rahn-de-voo ]
/ ˈrɑn dəˌvu, -deɪ-; French rɑ̃ dɛˈvu /
noun, plural ren·dez·vous [rahn-duh-vooz; French rahn-de-voo] /ˈrɑn dəˌvuz; French rɑ̃ dɛˈvu/.
an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place.
the meeting itself.
a place designated for a meeting or assembling, especially of troops or ships.
a meeting of two or more spacecraft in outer space.
a favorite or popular gathering place.
verb (used with or without object), ren·dez·voused [rahn-duh-vood] /ˈrɑn dəˌvud/, ren·dez·vous·ing [rahn-duh-voo-ing] /ˈrɑn dəˌvu ɪŋ/.
to assemble at an agreed time and place.
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RELATED WORDS
assignation, tryst, affair, appointment, matinee, engagement, date, meet, meeting, hangout, venue, spot, haunt, resort, purlieu, raise, congress, muster, gather, converge
Nearby words
- render,
- render unto caesar the things which are caesar's,
- render unto caesar the things which are caesar's, and unto god the things that are god's,
- rendering,
- rendering works,
- rendition,
- rendu-osler-weber disease,
- rendu-osler-weber syndrome,
- rendzina,
- renegade
Origin of rendezvous
1585–95; < Middle French, noun use of rendez-vous (imperative) present or betake yourselves; see render1
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rendezvous
/ (ˈrɒndɪˌvuː) /
noun plural -vous (-ˌvuːz)
a meeting or appointment to meet at a specified time and place
a place where people meet
an arranged meeting of two spacecraft
verb
to meet or cause to meet at a specified time or place
Word Origin for rendezvous
C16: from French, from rendez-vous! present yourselves! from se rendre to present oneself; see render
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