Standard Lemma guide

RSVP

name · noun · phrase · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɑː(ɹ)ɛs viː ˈpiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AA1 R EH1 S V IY1 P IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Resource Reservation Protocol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A reply to an invitation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Initialism of rapid serial visual presentation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

phrase

Meaning 4

Initialism of reserve seating via phone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: restaurants; events; restaurants; events

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To reply to an invitation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

verb

Meaning 6

To reserve a place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: restaurants; events; restaurants; events

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

Alternative letter-case form of RSVP.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, informal

Examples

  • Will you rsvp for the party?
  • When did you rsvp to the wedding invitation?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Orthographic borrowing from French RSVP, initialism of répondez s'il vous plaît (literally “respond if it pleases you”).

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: a.asb. — initialism meaning reply please
  • Danish: s.u. — initialism meaning reply please
  • Dutch: r.s.v.p. — initialism meaning reply please
  • Finnish: V.P. — initialism meaning reply please
  • French: R.S.V.P. — initialism meaning reply please
  • German: u. A. w. g. — initialism meaning reply please
  • Hungarian: választ kérünk — initialism meaning reply please
  • Norwegian Bokmål: S.u. — initialism meaning reply please
  • Russian: про́сьба отве́тить (prósʹba otvétitʹ) — initialism meaning reply please
  • Swedish: OSA — initialism meaning reply please
  • Swedish: o.s.a. — initialism meaning reply please
  • Turkish: LCV — initialism meaning reply please
  • Russian: отвечать (otvečatʹ) — to reply to an invitation
  • Vietnamese: hồi báo — to reply to an invitation
  • Vietnamese: phúc đáp — to reply to an invitation