rendezvous

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French rendez-vous, from rendez, second person plural, imperative, of se rendre (to go (to)) + vous (you).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (US) IPA: /ˈɹɑndəˌvu/, /ˈɹɑndeɪ̯ˌvu/
  • (UK) IPA: /ˈɹɒndɪˌvuː/, /'ɹɒndeɪ̯ˌvuː/
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Noun [edit]

rendezvous (plural rendezvous)

  1. A meeting or date.
    I have a rendezvous with a friend in three weeks.
  2. An agreement to meet; a location or time agreed upon to meet.
    “Get the party started at the rendezvous at oh six hours.”

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Verb [edit]

rendezvous (third-person singular simple present rendezvous or rendezvouses, present participle rendezvousing, simple past and past participle rendezvoused)

  1. To meet at an agreed time and place.
    Let's rendezvous at the bordello at 8:00 and go from there.

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See also [edit]

  • rendez-vous for French definition, spelling, and pronunciation

Danish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From French rendez-vous.

Noun [edit]

rendezvous n (singular definite rendezvouset or rendezvous'et, plural indefinite rendezvouser or rendezvous'er)

  1. rendezvous

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