Definitions

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  • verb informal To respond to an invitation, usually to indicate that one will be coming to the corresponding event.

Etymologies

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From French, répondez ("answer") s’il vous plaît ("please").

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  • I get all itchy when I see invitations that say: "Please RSVP by…" Not so pleasing.

    October 16, 2008