Definitions for please
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

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"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Pleaseverb

   Etymology: placeo, Lat. plaire, Fr.

   1. To delight; to gratify; to humour.

   They please themselves in the children of strangers. Is. ii. 6.

   Whether it were a whistling wind, or a pleasing fall of water running violently. Wisdom xvii. 18.

   Thou can’st not be so pleas’d at liberty,
   As I shall be to find thou dar’st be free. Dryden.

   Leave such to trifle with more grace and ease,
   Whom folly pleases, and whose follies please. Alexander Pope.

   2. To satisfy; to content.

   Doctor Pinch
   Establish him in his true sense again,
   And I will please you what you will demand. William Shakespeare.

   What next I bring shall please
   Thy wish exactly to thy heart’s desire. John Milton.

   3. To obtain favour from; to be pleased with, is to approve; to favour.

   This is my beloved son, in whom I am well pleased. Mat.

   I have seen thy face, and thou wast pleased with me. Gen.

   Fickle their state whom God
   Most favours: who can please him long? John Milton.

   4. To be Pleased. To like. A word of ceremony.

   Many of our most skilful painters were pleased to recommend this author to me, as one who perfectly understood the rules of painting. John Dryden, Dufresnoy.

2. To Pleaseverb

   1. To give pleasure.

   What pleasing seem’d, for her now pleases more. John Milton.

   I found something that was more pleasing in them, than my ordinary productions. Dryden.

   2. To gain approbation.

   Their wine-offerings shall not be pleasing unto him. Hosea.

   3. To like; to chuse.

   Spirits, freed from mortal laws, with ease
   Assume what sexes and what shapes they please. Alexander Pope.

   4. To condescend; to comply. A word of ceremony.

   Please you, lords,
   In sight of both our battles we may meet. William Shakespeare.

   The first words that I learnt were, to express my desire, that he would please to give me my liberty. Gulliver.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Please

   Please is a word used in the English language to indicate politeness and respect while making a request. Derived from shortening the phrase "if you please" or "if it please(s) you", the term has taken on substantial nuance based on its intonation and the relationship between the persons between whom it is used. In much of the Western world, use of the word is considered proper etiquette, and parents and authority figures often imprint upon children the importance of saying "please" when asking for something from an early age, leading to the description of the term as "the magic word".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. please

   Please is a polite word or an expression used to make a request or to indicate a desire for something. It is typically used to ask for assistance, permission, or to show courtesy when making a request or expressing gratitude.

2. Please

   Please is a word or term used to make a polite or formal request for something, or as a polite way of expressing a desire or preference. It is typically used to show politeness and respect towards others when asking for assistance, permission, or cooperation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Pleaseverb

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

2. Pleaseverb

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

3. Pleaseverb

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

4. Pleaseverb

   to afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions

5. Pleaseverb

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

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

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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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 ContributionRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

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. asleep

2. elapse

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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. Daniel Dae Kim:

   But in the meantime please be safe, please be healthy and please be kind to one another, and please stop hoarding the toilet paper. Seriously. How dirty are you down there ?

2. Cruz Without Trump:

   I would note that that the last four questions have been, 'Rand, please attack Ted. Marco, please attack Ted. Chris, please attack Ted. Jeb, please attack Ted....

3. Richard Needham:

   A sensible man knows you can't please everybody. A wise man knows you can't please anybody.

4. Jordan Leopold:

   Can you guys please, please, please ask the [ Blue ] Columbus Blue Jackets if you guys can get him ! i was too nervous to go to that length, even though all my friends wanted me to.

5. Carrie Ritch:

   I would appreciate it if you were at the park Saturday and saw Maddox Scott Ritch, to please, urgently, please, call the tip line, please, continue praying for him because I just want my baby home, please. Whatever you can do.

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