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rendezvous

rendezvous
NounTransitive VerbIntransitive Verb
pl: rendezvousespast: rendezvousedpp: rendezvouseding: rendezvousing

This term carries a distinct air of intentionality and secrecy, often evoking images of clandestine operations, military precision, or romantic arrangements. It suggests a level of planning and mutual agreement that a simple meeting lacks, implying a specific coordinate in time and space that both parties have committed to.

As a noun, the word is borrowed directly from French and retains its original spelling. While it functions as a standard countable noun, its usage often shifts between the specific event of meeting and the physical location where such meetings occur.

Meanings

Nounrendezvous

An agreed meeting at a certain time and place.

We have a rendezvous at the cafe at noon.

Nounrendezvous

A designated meeting place, often used in military or aviation contexts.

Transitive Verbrendezvous
[~ with someone]

To meet someone at a prearranged time and place.

The spies rendezvoused with their contact in the park.

Intransitive Verbrendezvous
[~ at something]

To meet at a prearranged time and place.

The two ships rendezvoused at the coordinates provided.

Examples

Our secret rendezvous was set for midnight under the old oak tree.

Romance
Travel

I have a rendezvous with a client to discuss the merger.

Business

The resistance fighters rendezvoused in the forest to plan the attack.

History

Where is our rendezvous point for the hiking trip?

Travel
Romance

The team must rendezvous at the base camp before dawn.

I wonder if she will actually show up for our rendezvous.

Phrasal Verbs

rendezvous with

to meet someone at a prearranged time and place

The agents were instructed to rendezvous with their handler at the safe house.

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