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RSVP¹

Where it comes from

Orthographic borrowing from French RSVP, initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît (literally “respond if it pleases you”).

noun RSVPs · R.S.V.P. · R. S. V. P. · rsvp · r.s.v.p. · r. s. v. p.

  1. A reply to an invitation.

verb RSVPs · RSVPing · RSVPed · RSVP'd

  1. intransitive To reply to an invitation. "Well, all my future friends have already RSVPed," she informs me matter-of-factly, grabbing more snacks for her party.
  2. To reserve a place.

RSVP²

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Abbreviations.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Resource Reservation Protocol

noun RSVPs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of rapid serial visual presentation

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of reserve seating via phone

rsvp³

  • /ˌɑː(ɹ)ɛs viː ˈpiː/

verb rsvps · rsvp's · rsvping · rsvp'ing · rsvped

  1. informal Alternative letter-case form of RSVP Will you rsvp for the party?

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: confirm, reply, response, te, r.s.v.p., responsal, riposte, ripost, ron-day-voo, rendevous, responsory, rcpt, rcvr, re-request, round robin, rezzy

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noun initialism meaning reply please

FrançaisR.S.V.P.
Deutschu. A. w. g.
Русскийпро́сьба отве́тить prósʹba otvétitʹ

verb to reply to an invitation

Русскийотвечать otvečatʹ
Tiếng Việthồi báo, phúc đáp

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Chicago

"rsvp." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rsvp.

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@misc{rsvp_2026,
  title = {rsvp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rsvp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}