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1. (adv.) please
(used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly:
Please come here.
2. (v.t.) please
to give pleasure or gratification to:
to please the public.
3. please
to be the pleasure or will of:
May it please your Majesty.
4. (v.i.) please
to like, wish, or feel inclined:
Go where you please.
5. please
to give pleasure or satisfaction; be agreeable:
manners that please.
6. please
if it be your pleasure; if you like or wish.
7. please
(used as an exclamation expressing astonishment, indignation, etc.)
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME plaisen < MF plaisir&indirdesc; L placēre to please, seem good (see placid ))
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| Definition of 'Please' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) please, delight
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
"These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
2. (verb) please
be the will of or have the will (to)
"he could do many things if he pleased"
3. (adverb) please
give satisfaction
"The waiters around her aim to please"
4. (adverb) please
used in polite request
"please pay attention"
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1. (interjection) please
used to politely ask for sth
Could you tie this for me please?
2. please
used to emphasize a request or order
Boys, please stop bouncing the ball in the house.
3. please
used to politely accept
"Would you like some more cake?" "Yes, please."
4. (verb) please
to cause to be happy
She tried hard to please her father.; He's not easy to please.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Please
to give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy
2. (verb) Please
to have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will
3. (verb) Please
to be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally
4. (verb) Please
to afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions
5. (verb) Please
to have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent
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Sense: to do what is wanted by (a person); to give pleasure or satisfaction to
You can't please everyone all the time; It pleases me to read poetry.
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 Afrikaans: tevrede stel, gelukkig ma |
 Arabic: من فَضْلَك |
 Bulgarian: угаждам на |
 Brazilian: agradar |
 Czech: vyhovět; potěšit |
 German: zufriedenstellen |
 Danish: behage; glæde |
 Greek: ευχαριστώ, ικανοποιώ, δίν |
 Spanish: gustar, agradar |
 Estonian: meeldima |
 Farsi: خشنود کردن |
 Finnish: miellyttää |
 French: plaire (à) |
 Hebrew: לְרַצוֹת |
 Hindi: प्रसन्न करना, रिझाना |
 Croatian: ugoditi |
 Hungarian: örömet okoz |
 Indonesian: menyenangkan |
 Icelandic: gleðja |
 Italian: accontentare; piacere |
 Korean: 기쁘게 하다 |
 Lithuanian: įtikti, patikti |
 Latvian: []patikt; iepriecināt; sa |
 Malay: menyenangkan hati orang |
 Norwegian: glede, gjøre til lags |
 Polish: zadowalać, sprawiać radoś |
 Persian: خشنود کردن |
 Pashto: خوشحاله كول |
 Portuguese: agradar |
 Romanian: a satisface; a-i plăcea |
 Russian: угождать; доставлять удов |
 Slovak: vyhovieť |
 Slovenian: ustreči; veseliti |
 Serbian: udovoljiti |
 Swedish: behaga |
 Thai: ทำให้พอใจ |
 Turkish: memnun etmek |
 Taiwanese: 使滿意 |
 Ukrainian: догоджати, робити приємні |
 Urdu: خوش کرنا |
 Vietnamese: làm hài lòng |
 Chinese: 使满意 |
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