RSVP

See also: R. S. V. P., R.S.V.P., r. s. v. p., r.s.v.p., and rsvp

English

Alternative forms

• (reply please, reserve please): R.S.V.P., R. S. V. P., rsvp, r.s.v.p., r. s. v. p.

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.

Coordinate terms

• regrets only

Translations

initialism meaning reply please

• Afrikaans: a.asb. (af)
• Danish: s.u.
• Finnish: V.P.
• French: R.S.V.P. (fr)
• German: u.A.w.g. (de)
• Hungarian: választ (hu) kérünk
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: S.u.

• Russian: про́сьба отве́тить (prósʹba otvétitʹ)
• Swedish: OSA, o.s.a. (sv)
• Turkish: LCV (tr)

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”, “RSVP” being used to mean “reply to an invitation”. Such redundancy is an example of RAS syndrome.
• In British English, an individual is expected to RSVP whether or not they will attend. In American English, an individual only RSVPs if they are attending.

Further reading

• RSVP on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

• PSVR, PVRs, RPVs, RVPs, RVSP

French

Alternative forms

• R.S.V.P., R. S. V. P., rsvp, r.s.v.p., r. s. v. p.

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.

Related terms

• S. V. P., S.V.P., s. v. p., s.v.p., SVP, svp