rendezvous

C1 Topic:Travel
US /ˈrɑːn.deɪ.vuː/ UK /ˈrɒn.deɪ.vuː/
noun verb Freq #7685

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an arranged meeting at a particular time and place

    The scouts agreed on a midnight rendezvous beyond the city walls.

  2. 2
    noun

    a place appointed for people or groups to meet

    The ruined tower served as their rendezvous after the battle.

  3. 3
    verb

    to meet at an agreed time and place

    The two patrols will rendezvous near the bridge at dawn.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · an arranged meeting at a... meetingappointment
2 noun · a place appointed for... meeting placeassembly point
3 verb · to meet at an agreed time... meetassemble
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Word family
Derived forms rendezvousedrendezvousing
Related forms assembleconvene

Etymology

Borrowed from French rendez-vous, an appointment or meeting, originally the imperative rendez vous, literally 'present yourselves' or 'go to the appointed place,' from se rendre, 'to go or report.' English later extended the noun to the meeting place and formed a verb from it.

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