Definitions for Please
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Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. please, delightverb

   give pleasure to or be pleasing to

   "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"

2. pleaseverb

   be the will of or have the will (to)

   "he could do many things if he pleased"

3. pleaseadverb

   give satisfaction

   "The waiters around her aim to please"

4. pleaseadverb

   used in polite request

   "please pay attention"

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Pleaseverb

   to give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy

   Etymology: [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]

2. Pleaseverb

   to have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will

   Etymology: [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]

3. Pleaseverb

   to be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally

   Etymology: [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]

4. Pleaseverb

   to afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions

   Etymology: [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]

5. Pleaseverb

   to have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent

   Etymology: [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin to placare to reconcile. Cf. Complacent, Placable, Placid, Plea, Plead, Pleasure.]

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Please

   Please is the first album by English electronic music group Pet Shop Boys, released in 1986. According to the duo, the album's title was chosen so that people had to go into a record shop and say "Can I have the Pet Shop Boys album, 'Please'?". The album has sold around 3 million copies worldwide to date. Hits from Please include "West End Girls", "Opportunities", "Suburbia", and "Love Comes Quickly". "West End Girls" was a hit in both the UK and the United States.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Please

   plēz, v.t. to give pleasure to: to delight: to satisfy.—v.i. to like: to think fit: to choose: to give pleasure: used impers., followed by an object, originally dative, of the person=if it please you.—n. Pleas′ance, merriment: a pleasure garden.—adj. Pleas′ant, pleasing: agreeable: cheerful: gay: facetious.—adv. Pleas′antly.—ns. Pleas′antness; Pleas′antry, anything that promotes pleasure: merriment: lively or humorous talk: a trick:—pl. Pleas′antries; Please′man (Shak.), an officious fellow, a pick-thank; Pleas′er, one who pleases or gratifies.—adj. Pleas′ing, giving pleasure: agreeable: gratifying.—n. (Shak.) pleasure given: (B.) approbation.—adv. Pleas′ingly.—n. Pleas′ingness, the quality of giving pleasure.—adj. Pleas′urable, able to give pleasure: delightful: gratifying.—n. Pleas′urableness.—adv. Pleas′urably.—n. Pleasure (plezh′ūr), agreeable emotions: gratification of the senses or of the mind: what the will prefers: purpose: command: approbation.—v.t. (arch.) to give pleasure to.—ns. Pleas′ure-boat, a boat used for pleasure or amusement; Pleas′ure-ground, ground laid out in an ornamental manner for pleasure; Pleas′ure-house, a house to which one retires for recreation or pleasure.—adj. Pleas′ureless.—ns. Pleas′urer, one who seeks pleasure; Pleas′ure-trip, an excursion for pleasure.—At pleasure, whenever and as one pleases. [O. Fr. plaisir (Fr. plaire)—L. placēre, to please.]

Editors Contribution(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. please

   To ask kindly.

   They did say please when they requested a date for their order to be delivered as they were so grateful.

   Submitted by MaryC on January 19, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Satisfy
   • Wish

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Please' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #993

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Please' in Written Corpus Frequency: #292

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Please' in Verbs Frequency: #794

4. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Please' in Adverbs Frequency: #85

Anagrams for Please »

1. Elapse

How to pronounce Please?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Please in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Please in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Please in a Sentence

1. Andrei Klimov:

   I'm afraid Assad will expect tricks from the Americans, they have been saying constantly he's an outcast ... and now they're about to tell Assad, 'You know, please give us a day's advance notice before you want to trash someone with your forces.'.

2. EMEASOBA GEORGE:

   Faith is of paramount importance. As a matter of fact, it takes faith to persevere all through hard times, trials and challenges. Moreover, it takes faith to believe that what the future or tomorrow holds in stock is far much greater than whatever the past or yesterday has already offered i.e. it takes faith to acknowledge and believe it is possible that the best or the greatest of good old days or yester years is probable to become the worst or the least of what is yet to come i.e. what is ahead of you. Besides, it takes faith to leap and reap God's promises, healing, health, breakthrough and even salvation of human soul. Yes! it is written in (John 11:40) "if only you would believe, you shall see or receive the glory of God". Permit me to tell you that the importance of faith is synonymous with importance of love and money. Oh! yes, love is also of paramount importance. No wonder the scripture says in (1st Corianthians 13:2) It says "whoever that doesn't love is "NOTHING" i.e. irrespective of your social status, qualification and affluence. For the fact you don't love all and sundry, you are "WORTHLESS" in God's sight. Come to think of money, the scripture says in (Ecclesiastes 10:19) it says "money answers all things and not at all some things''. Obviously that infers, as long as you are still living you can't do without money. Moreover, with regard to faith itself which is the subject matter, the scripture says in (Hebrews 10:38) it says "the just shall live by faith, but if anyone draws back my soul will have no pleasure in him" i.e. the person in question. Likewise, the scripture says in (Hebrews 11: 6) it says, "without faith it is impossible to please God". Now, all of the above indicates, it takes nothing else to please God almighty except faith. Besides, all of the above illustrations evidently signifies, faith is truly of paramount importance. So, if you've been faithless all the while. Hence forth, reawaken your senses and then become and remain faithful no matter what happens. I mean, admit the importance of faith, imbibe it (faith) as your attitude, profess it convincingly and undoubtedly too. As well, live with/by it on daily basis. For, that's just expected of you. ~Emeasoba George.

3. Marc Friedland:

   We all hear 'The Oscar goes to ... ' and know the statuette, but we also hear the phrase 'The envelope please ... ' We felt it was time for 'The envelope please' to have its own iconic symbol as well.

4. Liz James:

   I can assure you John will always protect everyone with pre-existing conditions, and Senator Gary Peters, please leave children like Liz James in the ad out of your campaign.

5. Tesla Raj:

   Please be careful, please be responsible.

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