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   Please

   /plēz/

   

   verb

   • 1. cause to feel happy and satisfied: "he arranged a fishing trip to please his son"
   • ▪ give satisfaction: "she was quiet and eager to please"
   • ▪ satisfy aesthetically. Similar make happygive pleasure tomake someone pleased/glad/contentmake someone feel gooddelightcharmamusedivertentertainbe agreeable togladdencheer upsatisfygratifyhumorobligecontentsuitinformal:tickle pinkOpposite displeaseannoy
   • 2. take only one's own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed: "this is the first time in ages that I can just please myself"
   • ▪ wish or desire to do something: "feel free to wander around as you please" Similar likewantwishdesiresee/think fitchoosebe inclinedwillpreferopt
   • ▪ it is someone's choice to do something: dated "instead of attending the meeting, it pleased him to go off hunting"

   adverb

   • 1. used in polite requests or questions: "please address letters to the Editor"
   • ▪ used to add urgency and emotion to a request: "please, please come home!"
   • ▪ used to agree politely to a request: "“May I call you at home?” “Please do.”"
   • ▪ used in polite or emphatic acceptance of an offer: "“Would you like a drink?” “Yes, please.”"
   • ▪ used to ask someone to stop doing something of which the speaker disapproves: "Rita, please—people are looking"
   • ▪ used to express incredulity or irritation: "You cleaned out the barn in only two hours? Oh, please!"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pleaser noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPLEASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PLEASE definition: 1. used to make a request more polite: 2. used to add force to a request or demand: 3. used…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPLEASE | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   A1. something that you say to be polite when you are asking for something or asking someone to do something: Could you fill in the form, please? I'll have the curry, please. Please may I use your telephone? Fewer examples. Could you hand me that book, please?

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › pleasePlease - definition of please by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to give satisfaction, pleasure, or contentment to (a person); make or cause (a person) to be glad. 2. to be the will of or have the will (to): if it pleases you; the court pleases. 3. if you please if you will or wish, sometimes used in ironic exclamation. 4. pleased with happy because of.

5. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › pleaseplease | meaning of please in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   Please! please2 W3 verb 1 [ intransitive, transitive] to make someone happy or satisfied a business that wants to please its customers She did everything she could to please him. Most children are eager to please. be hard/easy/impossible etc to please She’s hard to please. Everything has to be perfect.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPLEASE definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   4 days ago · 7 senses: 1. to give satisfaction, pleasure, or contentment to (a person); make or cause (a person) to be glad 2. to be the.... Click for more definitions.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishplease verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of please verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. please. verb. /pliːz/ Verb Forms. Idioms. [transitive, intransitive] to make somebody happy. please somebody You can't please everybody. Children are usually easy to please. He's a difficult man to please. I was pleased by the results.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › pleasePlease Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Please Definition. plēz. pleased, pleases, pleasing. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Adverb. Idiom. Filter. verb. pleased, pleases, pleasing. To be agreeable; give pleasure; satisfy. To aim to please. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To be agreeable to; give pleasure to; satisfy. Webster's New World.