rendezvous
part of speech
noun (a rendezvous, rendezvous — plural spelt the same); verb (rendezvous, rendezvouses, rendezvoused, rendezvousing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A meeting at an agreed time and place. tree →
2) The place where people agree to meet. tree →
3) (verb) To meet at an agreed time and place. tree →
4) (space) When two spacecraft meet and line up in space. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, adventures and spy books a rendezvous is a secret meeting place. In everyday life and safety, families agree a rendezvous point in case they get lost at a fair or a fire drill. In science and news it describes spacecraft meeting the space station. Phrases: «rendezvous point», «a secret rendezvous», «rendezvous with».
examples
- If we get separated, our rendezvous is the big clock. tree →
- The spies had a secret rendezvous at midnight. tree →
- The fire assembly point is our rendezvous in a drill. tree →
- The capsule made a rendezvous with the space station. tree →
- We rendezvoused with Grandma at the station. tree →
- The boats will rendezvous near the island. tree →
note
Borrowed from French («present yourselves»). Pronounced «RON-day-voo»; the z and s are silent. Plural spelt the same but the s is said: «RON-day-vooz». Agreeing a meeting point is a good safety habit in crowds.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rendezvous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.