tryst

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• (UK) IPA ^(key): trɪst

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Noun

Singular tryst

Plural trysts

1. (countable) A tryst is a prearranged meeting between lovers to meet at a specific place and time.

   The two arranged a tryst while their spouses were out of town.

Verb

Plain form tryst

Third-person singular trysts

Past tense trysted

Past participle trysted

Present participle trysting

1. (intransitive) To agree to meet at a place.

   The lovers will tryst in a place far from town.

2. (transitive) To arrange or appoint (a meeting time etc.).
3. (intransitive) To meet at an agreed place and time.

   The two trysted in a dark place far out of town.