Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English homepage

Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: 'present yourselves!'


1 noun
Related topics: Leisure
ren‧dez‧vous1 plural rendezvous
1 [countable] an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place, often secretly
rendezvous with
He made a rendezvous with her in Times Square.
2 [countable usually singular] a place where two or more people have arranged to meet:
Boats picked us up at pre-arranged rendezvous.
3 [countable]DL a bar, restaurant etc where people like to meet:
a popular rendezvous for media people

Dictionary pictures of the day
Do you know what each of these is called?

Explore our topic dictionary