RSVP

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French RSVP, initialism of répondez s’il vous plaît, meaning “please reply”.

Noun

RSVP (plural RSVPs)

  1. A reply to an invitation.
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Verb

RSVP (third-person singular simple present RSVPs, present participle RSVPing, simple past and past participle RSVPed or RSVP'd)

  1. (intransitive) To reply to an invitation.

Usage notes

  • Properly used by itself, but often used in the redundant form “please RSVP”.
  • In British English, a person is expected to RSVP whether or not they will attend. In American English, a person only RSVPs if they are attending.

Further reading

Etymology 2

Initialisms; see below.

Proper noun

RSVP

  1. (computing) Initialism of Resource Reservation Protocol.

Noun

RSVP (plural RSVPs)

  1. (cognition) Initialism of rapid serial visual presentation.

Phrase

RSVP

  1. (restaurants, events) Initialism of reserve seating via phone.

Verb

RSVP (third-person singular simple present RSVPs, present participle RSVPing, simple past and past participle RSVPed or RSVP'd)

  1. (restaurants, events) To reserve a place

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ.ʁɛs.ve.pe/, /e.ʁɛs.ve.pe/
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Phrase

RSVP

  1. Initialism of répondez s’il vous plaît.
  2. Initialism of réservez s’il vous plaît.
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