Meaning & use
rendezvous
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Meanings
nouncountable
A planned meeting at a set time and place, or the place chosen.
Grammar: Same spelling for plural; the s is silent in the singular.
Patterns
- a rendezvous with someone
- a rendezvous at somewhere
They arranged a rendezvous at the old bridge.
The spies made a late-night rendezvous.
The cafe is their favorite rendezvous.
verbintransitive
To meet at an agreed place and time.
Grammar: No object: we rendezvous at six.
Patterns
- rendezvous with someone
- rendezvous at somewhere
We will rendezvous at the station at noon.
The two ships rendezvoused at sea.
Word forms
| plural | rendezvous |
|---|---|
| third person singular | rendezvouses |
| past tense | rendezvoused |
| -ing form | rendezvousing |
Common combinations
- secret rendezvous
- A secret rendezvous.
- rendezvous point
- The rendezvous point was the park.
- rendezvous with
- He had a rendezvous with a friend.
- romantic rendezvous
- A romantic rendezvous.
Synonyms and how they differ
- meeting
- General; no sense of planning or secrecy.
- tryst
- A secret lovers' meeting; literary.
- appointment
- More formal or business.
Commonly confused: rendezvous or rendition?
rendezvous vs rendition
A rendition is a performance or version.
Practice
The two search teams agreed to ___ at the trailhead at noon.
Choose one answer.
After agreed to, the base verb is needed; the other forms are not grammatical here.
Make it your own
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