RSVP

n. pl. RSVPs

A reply to an invitation, especially an invitation that is delivered or transmitted in writing.

intr.v. RSVPed, RSVP·ing, RSVPs

To respond to such an invitation with a "yes" or "no."

[French R.S.V.P., formula written at the end of an invitation in order to request a reply, from r(épondez) s('il) v(ous) p(laît), please reply (literally, "reply, if you please") : répondez, second person plural imperative of répondre, to answer, reply (from Old French respondre; see respond) + si, if (from Old French, from Latin sī; see so- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + il, he, it (from Old French, from Latin ille, that one; see al- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + vous, you (from Old French, from Latin vōs; see wō̆s in the Appendix of Indo-European roots) + plaît, third person present indicative of plaire, to please (from Old French, from Latin placēre; see plāk-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]

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RSVP

abbreviation for

répondez s'il vous plaît

[French: please reply]

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RSVP

(used on an invitation to indicate that the favor of a reply is requested.)

[1895–1900; < French r(épondez)s('il)v(ous)p(laît) please reply]

Translations

válaszát várjuk

RSVP

ABBR =répondez s'il vous plaît (= please reply) → S.R.C.

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

RSVP

[ˌɑːrɛsviːˈpiː] abbr (=répondez s'il vous plaît) → RSVP

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

RSVP

abbr of répondez s’il vous plaît → u. A. w. g.

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

RSVP

[ˌɑːrɛsviːˈpiː] abbr =répondez s'il vous plaît → R.S.V.P.

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I would advise not including this on RSVP cards in the future, as it seems good manners and the rules of etiquette (and even common sense) are fast becoming things of the past.

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