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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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yvlog 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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of RSVP1

French: please reply
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Example Sentences

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By the evening before the event, 300 people had RSVP’d.

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

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

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“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.”

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

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