RSVP

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

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

RSVP (plural RSVPs)

1. A reply to an invitation.

   Coordinate term: regrets only

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.

• 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.

Abbreviations.

RSVP

1. (computing) Initialism of Resource Reservation Protocol.

RSVP (plural RSVPs)

1. (cognition) Initialism of rapid serial visual presentation.

RSVP

1. (restaurants, events) Initialism of reserve seating via phone.

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.

• PSVR, PVRs, RPVs, RVPs, RVSP

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

• IPA^(key): /ɛ.ʁɛs.ve.pe/ ~ /e.ʁɛs.ve.pe/

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RSVP

1. initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît
2. initialism of réservez s'il vous plaît