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. Mike Rawlings:

   Please continue to pray for the family of Botham Jean tonight and in the weeks and months ahead.

2. The President:

   Harley-Davidson, please build those beautiful motorcycles in the USA, please, don't get cute with us. Don't get cute.

3. Jannie Ligons:

   I kept begging, 'Sir, don't make me do this, don't make me do this, sir. Please. You're going to shoot me,' all I could see was my life flashing before my eyes and the holster on his right side.

4. Kerrion Franklin:

   I'm not perfect, i'm human and I'm gon na make mistakes and I'm trying to get it right. Please keep me and your family in your prayers.

5. Bobby Brown:

   Nick Gordon continue to request privacy in this matter. Please allow for Nick Gordon family to deal with this matter and give Bobby Brown attorney Christopher Brown the love and support she needs at this time.

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