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(3.00 / 1 vote)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

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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   Veena

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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. Kris Mohandie -LRB- left -RRB-:

   The bottom line is that cases are solved because people come forward with new information, and, proactively seeking public help, using the media as a way of getting the questions out there, beating the bushes, if you will, to get people to come forward, is an effective method of answering questions. And, I believe people know that. They’ve seen it happen … It is a natural thing to reach out and say, ‘ Somebody please help me. ’ And, attention to a case, particularly when it’s cold, will often cause a shift and the case gets solved or resolved.

2. Barry Morphew:

   Oh Suzanne, if anyone is out there that can hear this, that has you. Please well do whatever it takes to bring you back. We love you. We miss you. Your girls need you. No questions asked, however much they want. I will do whatever it takes to get you back. Honey, I love you and I want you back so bad.

3. Donald Trump:

   So please get your asses out tomorrow and vote.

4. John McCain:

   If I met Tran Trong Duyet now, I would wish Tran Trong Duyet good health as a good friend always does, could John McCain please send my deep condolences to his family and his wife. I wish to see his family and his wife in Vietnam.

5. Kardashian West:

   There's times where I was asking people to not have premarital sex while they were working on the album, there were times when I went to people who were working on other projects and said' Could you please just work and focus on this.'.

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