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RSVP

or R.S.V.P.

[ ahr-es-vee-pee ]

verb (used without object)

, RSVPed or RSVP'd, RSVPing or RSVP'ing.
  1. to reply to an invitation:

    Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.



noun

, plural RSVP's.
  1. a reply to an invitation:

    He sent a lovely bouquet of flowers with his RSVP.

  2. (used on an invitation to indicate that the favor of a reply is requested.)

RSVP

abbreviation for

  1. répondez s'il vous plaît
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

R.S.V.P.

  1. Please reply or answer. From the French, “répondez s'il vous plaît,” meaning “respond if you please.”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of RSVP1

First recorded in 1895–1900; from French r(épondez) s('il) v(ous) p(laît), “please reply”; respond ( def ), rendezvous, please
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Word History and Origins

Origin of RSVP1

French: please reply
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Example Sentences

Mass emails keep supporters abreast of legal developments, with invitations to “RSVP” for hearings.

Individual events have limited space, so participation requires an RSVP.

“We immediately started working together on how we could plan a Zoom this large,” Watts said, adding that: “We had some idea that it might be big, given that as soon as we put up the landing page for people to RSVP, it started crashing.”

From Slate

If you’re lucky, some concerts are free with RSVP.

No RSVP, no cover, no line outside.

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