What does RSVP stand for?
répondez s’il vous plaît French for “respond if you please” Answer originally posted in response to What does rsvp mean
Répondez s’il-vous-plaît (respond, please) Answer originally posted in response to What does rsvp mean
RSVP stands for the French phrase “Respondez, s’il vous plait,” which translates literally to “Respond to us, if you please” or more casually “Respond, please.” It is meant as a request for the guest to respond by answering “yes” or “no” to the invitation to an event. If you receive an invitation to an event that states RSVP, you should respond in the manner indicated. This may require an e-mail, a phone call or the return of a response card.
Wanting to answer your query ASAP, we hustled on over to the Acronyms and Abbreviations category in the Yahoo! Directory. We checked out several sources and found that the meaning of those four little letters depends on context. Stands4.com lists 31 different meanings for RSVP. Although the Acronym Finder offers just 14 interpretations, it does indicate that the most common meaning is the French “Repondez, s’il vous plait,” which means “Respond, please.” So, if you’re referring to the abbreviation at the bottom of an invitation, it just means to let the host or hostess know that you will (or will not) attend the big event. According to
