RSVP

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

English

Etymology 1

Orthographic borrowing from French RSVP, initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît (“please reply”).

Alternative forms

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

Noun

RSVP (plural RSVPs)

1. A reply to an invitation.

   Coordinate term: regrets only

Translations

initialism meaning reply please

• Afrikaans: a.asb. (af)
• Danish: s.u.
• Dutch: r.s.v.p. (nl)
• 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.

Translations

to reply to an invitation

• Russian: отвечать (ru) (otvečatʹ)
• Vietnamese: hồi báo, phúc đáp (vi)

Usage notes

• Properly used by itself, but often used in the redundant form “please RSVP”.
• In the United Kingdom, a person is expected to RSVP whether or not they will attend. In the United States, a person only RSVPs if they are attending.

Related terms

• RVSVP
• un-RSVP

Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

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

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