tryst

tryst

 (trĭst)

n.

1. An agreement between lovers to meet at a certain time and place.

2. A usually private meeting or meeting place that has been agreed on by lovers. See Synonyms at engagement.

intr.v. tryst·ed, tryst·ing, trysts

To keep a tryst.

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[Middle English trist, from Old French triste, a waiting place (in hunting); see deru- in Indo-European roots.]

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tryst′er n.

tryst

(trɪst; traɪst)

n

1. an appointment to meet, esp secretly

2. the place of such a meeting or the meeting itself

vb

(intr) to meet at or arrange a tryst

[C14: from Old French triste lookout post, apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse traust trust]

ˈtryster n

tryst

(trɪst, traɪst)

n.

1. an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, esp. one made secretly by lovers.

2. an appointed meeting.

3. Also called tryst′ing place`. an appointed place of meeting.

v.i.

4. to arrange a tryst.

[1325–75; Middle English triste set hunting-station < Old French < Germanic; compare Gothic trausti covenant (see trust)]

tryst′er, n.

tryst

- Comes from Scottish as a variant of an old word, trist, "an appointed place or station in hunting," and now means a "secret meeting of lovers."

See also related terms for hunting.

tryst

Past participle: trysted
Gerund: trysting

Imperative

tryst

tryst

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tryst - a date; usually with a member of the opposite sex rendezvous appointment, engagement, date - a meeting arranged in advance; "she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date"
	2.	tryst - a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) assignation rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place

tryst

noun

A commitment to appear at a certain time and place:

appointment, assignation, date, engagement, rendezvous.

Translations

Stelldichein

cinq à sept

légyottrandevútalálka

合う約束をする逢い引き逢い引きする

встречасвиданиесоглашение

tryst

[trɪst] N (liter, hum)

1. (= meeting) → cita f

2. (also trysting-place) → lugar m de encuentro

tryst

n (old) → Stelldichein nt (dated)