rendezvous

American  

[rahn-duh-voo, -dey-, rahn-de-voo] / ˈrɑn dəˌvu, -deɪ-, rɑ̃ dɛˈvu /

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.

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verb (used with or without object)

rendezvoused, rendezvousing

1. to assemble at an agreed time and place.

rendezvous British  

/ 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

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of rendezvous

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

Example Sentences

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

From MarketWatch

The Psyche mission that was going to rendezvous with an asteroid, for example, was delayed in June 2022, partially because of understaffing.

From Scientific American

If he’s charged with perjury and/or voter fraud, it may not be Meadows’s only rendezvous with justice.

From Washington Post

Barred from bringing family and friends with them to Japan, playing in empty arenas and not allowed to sightsee in Tokyo, some athletes found themselves day-dreaming about the French capital's Olympic rendezvous in 2024.

From Fox News

The rally is a rendezvous for bikers, who connect over their love for motorcycles.

From Seattle Times

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