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   please

   /pliːz/

   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: "he was wearing a buttonhole that did not quite please the eye" Similar make happygive pleasure tomake someone pleased/glad/contentmake someone feel gooddelightcharmamusedivertentertainbe agreeable togladdencheer upsatisfygratifyhumourobligecontentsuitinformal: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 ring 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: "Oh please, is that meant to be a serious argument?"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. pleaser noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pleasePlease Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PLEASE is to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction. How to use please in a sentence. to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction; like, wish; to have the kindness…

3. 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.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPLEASE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to make someone feel happy or satisfied, or to give someone pleasure: [ I/T ] He did what he could to please her, but she was hard to please. [ T ] I’m pleased to report that sales have increased by 15%. [ I ] She’ll listen to what you say, but in the end she’ll do as/what she pleases (= what she wants to do).

5. 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.

6. www.dictionary.com › browse › pleasePLEASE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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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.

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

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   Definition of please verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

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   please meaning, definition, what is please: used to be polite when asking someone to...: Learn more.

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

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   Please definition: To give enjoyment, pleasure, or satisfaction to; make glad or contented.

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

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    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?

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPLEASE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    1. You say please when you are politely asking or inviting someone to do something. [politeness] [...] 2. You say please when you are accepting something politely. [formulae] [...] 3. You can say please to indicate that you want someone to stop doing something or stop speaking.