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tryst
[trist, trahyst]
noun
an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, especially one made somewhat secretly by lovers.
Synonyms: ,an appointed meeting.
Synonyms: ,an appointed place of meeting.
Synonyms:
verb (used with object)
Chiefly Scot.Ìýto make an appointment or arrange a meeting with.
verb (used without object)
Chiefly Scot.Ìýto make an appointment or agreement.
tryst
/ traɪst, trɪst /
noun
an appointment to meet, esp secretly
the place of such a meeting or the meeting itself
verb
(intr) to meet at or arrange a tryst
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- tryster noun
- ˈ³Ù°ù²â²õ³Ù±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of tryst1
Example Sentences
Was it because she was left out of the truth of Aimee’s disappearance, mourning her death while her daughter was off on a tryst?
The secondary goal of the Trump-McGregor tryst was to undermine the government of a small nation that is almost entirely dependent on U.S. trade, and is clearly considered insufficiently subservient and overly woke.
The first of three memoirs, it recounts her trysts and escapades with humor, brashness and power, and remains an essential music memoir.
Their tryst starts off explosively: After their first night together, they rise to learn the Cuban missile crisis has thankfully ended.
She was thrown out of her hotel residence for her nightly trysts and was deemed morally unfit to teach after an affair with a 17-year-old boy.
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When To Use
A tryst is an appointment made to meet at a specific place and time, especially one made in secret by lovers, as in The two employees arranged a tryst for meeting secretly after work. Tryst is also the meeting itself or the place where the meeting will happen, as in Paul snuck out of his room and headed to the tryst.Uncommonly, tryst can be used as a verb to mean to plan a meeting, as in Romeo and Juliet met outside the balcony and secretly trysted. Example: The married businessman denied all accusations that he had had a secret tryst with one of his female business partners.
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