Definitions for Please
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. please, delight(verb)

   give pleasure to or be pleasing to

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

2. please(verb)

   be the will of or have the will (to)

   "he could do many things if he pleased"

3. please(adverb)

   give satisfaction

   "The waiters around her aim to please"

4. please(adverb)

   used in polite request

   "please pay attention"

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

1. Please(verb)

   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. Please(verb)

   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. Please(verb)

   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. Please(verb)

   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. Please(verb)

   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  

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?

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   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. Vega Blossom:

   I looked the pair straight in the eye and asked, ‘ Could you please open the door for me ? My hands are a bit full, reluctantly, one woman held the door open before following me outside. I think, if you have nothing nice to say, don’t say anything at all.

2. Emile Voest:

   I’m always discussing it with my patients, please have an open relationship with me and tell me what you’re taking.

3. Cecilia Garcia:

   The grandma was telling me that the baby is beautiful, but the baby is in critical condition. Were praying. Shes like: I believe in miracles, I dont believe what the doctors tell me, our faith moves us. We are hopeful, but we are prepared for the worst. We just ask the public to please keep us in their prayers, especially the family.

4. Pitts Fauci:

   So yeah, Im getting fired, but until then, Im gonna be there putting out the facts for whoevers listening. And when I hear things like The virus can be cured if everyone takes the Tide Pod challenge, Ill be there to say, Please dont.

5. Jeb Bush:

   And that's the way it should be. You can do that in New Hampshire, but please make sure you have accountability around students, 'cause the net result is you're going to have a decline.

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