English Dictionary
Definition of “rendezvous”
rendezvous (ˈrɒndɪˌvuː
)
Definitions
noun
- 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
C16: from French, from rendez-vous! present yourselves! from se rendre to present oneself; see render
Synonyms
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meeting place,
venue,
gathering point place of assignation
trysting-place,
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meet,
assemble,
get together,
come together,
collect,
gather,
rally,
muster,
converge,
join up,
be reunited
Translations
- British English:
rendezvous
A rendezvous is a meeting, often a secret one, that you have arranged with someone for a particular time and place.I decided to keep my rendezvous with him.ˈrɒndɪˌvuː NOUN I decided to keep my rendezvous with him.
- Spanish:
encuentro
nm
- French:
rendez-vous
nm
- German:
Rendezvous
nnt
- Chinese: 约会 n
- Arabic: مَوْعِد n
- Portuguese: encontro marcado nm
- Russian: встреча nf
- Croatian: sastanak nm
- Czech: schůzka nf
- Danish: rendezvous nnt
- Dutch: rendez-vous nnt
- Finnish: tapaaminen n
- Greek: ραντεβού nnt
- Italian: appuntamento nm
- Japanese: 会う約束 n
- Korean: 랑데부 n
- Norwegian: stevnemøte nnt
- Polish: randka nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: encontro marcado nm
- European Spanish:
encuentro
nm
- Swedish: möte nnt
- Thai: การนัดพบตามเวลาที่นัดไว้ n
- Turkish: randevu n
- Vietnamese: cuộc hẹn n
Usage examples
There had been a rendezvous - the dead man had gone to meet someone.
Bringle, Mary, Death of an Unknown Man (1987)Young and his colleagues now think they have the answer: before its rendezvous with Tim, Per is tied up with a deadly companion.
New Scientist (1998)The 1 billion Rosetta mission is due to rendezvous with the comet 67P/ Churymov-Gerasimenko.
New Zealand Herald (2004)Andrea, 25, and her mystery man enjoyed a romantic daytime rendezvous at an exclusive Parisian hotel.
Sun, News of the World (2000)The rendezvous appointed for the boats to rejoin the ships was Cape Fullerton at the entrance to the Welcome.
Glyn Williams, VOYAGES OF DELUSION: The Search for the North West Passage in the Age of Reason (2002)
