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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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   This article provides information about the word "please" in English language including its pronunciation, definition as a verb and noun form etc.

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   "Please" and "thank you" are associated with politeness in English. They are used to make requests more polite and show gratitude for something.

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   We use expressions with please to make a request more polite, such as asking for ketchup or remembering to close the windows before leaving.

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   We use expressions with thank you and thanks to respond politely and show gratitude for something, like saying yes to dessert or passing the salt. Thanks is more informal than thank you.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the word please as an exclamation, a verb, and an idiom. Find examples, synonyms, grammar tips, and translations of please in different languages.

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   Please definition: (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly. See examples of PLEASE used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of please. verb. give pleasure to or be pleasing to. “These colors please the senses” “a pleasing sensation” synonyms: delight. see more. verb. give satisfaction. “The waiters around her aim to please ” synonyms: delight. give pleasure to or be pleasing to. see more. verb. be the will of or have the will (to)

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