RSVP

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English

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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RSVP (plural RSVPs)

  1. A reply to an invitation.
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Verb

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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.
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Usage notes

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  • 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.

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Etymology 2

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Initialisms; see below.

Proper noun

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RSVP

  1. (computing) Initialism of Resource Reservation Protocol.

Noun

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RSVP (plural RSVPs)

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

Phrase

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RSVP

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

Verb

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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

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French

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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

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RSVP

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