Meaning & use
RSVPed
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Responded formally to an invitation, indicating whether one will attend.
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Half the guests had already RSVPed by the end of the week.
She RSVPed yes to the wedding but later had to cancel.
A note on using this word
RSVP is an abbreviation of the French phrase repondez s'il vous plait, meaning please respond; its informal use as a verb with an English past-tense ending shows how thoroughly it has been absorbed into everyday speech.
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