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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.
- to reply to an invitation:
Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
noun
, plural RSVP's.
- a reply to an invitation:
He sent a lovely bouquet of flowers with his RSVP.
- (used on an invitation to indicate that the favor of a reply is requested.)
RSVP
abbreviation for
- répondez s'il vous plaît
R.S.V.P.
- Please reply or answer. From the French, “répondez s'il vous plaît,” meaning “respond if you please.”
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Word 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of RSVP1
French: please reply
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