please

Definition of please in English English dictionary: To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure
Her presentation pleased the executives.; Used as an affirmative to an offer
May I help you? —Please.; An expression of annoyance or impatience
Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?.; To desire; to will; to be pleased
Just do as you please.; Used to make a polite request
Could you tell me the time, please?.; {v} to give pleasure, delight, content, like; be agreeable to, as in: If it please the court, I would like to ask for a recess at this time; {f} satisfy a desire; cause pleasure, give pleasure; politeness If you please is sometimes used as a very polite and formal way of attracting someone's attention or of asking them to do something. Ladies and gentlemen, if you please. Miss Taylor's going to play for us; formulae You say please when you are accepting something politely. `Tea?' --- `Yes, please.' `You want an apple with your cheese?' --- `Please.'; An interjection to make commands more polite. It is short for "if you please"; To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; used impersonally; be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please" be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased" used in polite request; "please pay attention; {ü} (used to as courtesy or urgency to a request or command) if you would be so kind; feelings You say `please yourself' to indicate in a rather rude way that you do not mind or care whether the person you are talking to does a particular thing or not. `Do you mind if I wait?' I asked. Melanie shrugged: `Please yourself.'; To desire; to will; v To lay the foundation for a superstructure of imposition; You use please in expressions such as as she pleases, whatever you please, and anything he pleases to indicate that someone can do or have whatever they want. Women should be free to dress and act as they please Isabel can live where she pleases; used in polite request; "please pay attention; feelings You can say please to indicate that you want someone to stop doing something or stop speaking. You would say this if, for example, what they are doing or saying makes you angry or upset. Please, Mary, this is all so unnecessary; politeness You say please when you are politely asking or inviting someone to do something. Can you help us please? Would you please open the door? Please come in `May I sit here?' --- `Please do.' Can we have the bill please?; BEVAKASHA; If someone or something pleases you, they make you feel happy and satisfied. More than anything, I want to please you Much of the food pleases rather than excites It pleased him to talk to her; Prayer Affak, Ila Jaala Khatrek Sala; To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy; give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"; m goi; if you would be so kind, kindly; To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions; be so kind; por favor poer fafoor thank you obrigado/a oobrieghaadoe/a sorry desculpe dishkoelpe; An expression of annoyance or impatience, often rendered "puh-lease" for the exaggerated way it is often pronounced; politeness You can say please in order to attract someone's attention politely. Children in particular say `please' to attract the attention of a teacher or other adult. Please sir, can we have some more?; give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"; To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent; To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will; used in polite request; "please pay attention"; Said as a request to repeat information; note, all information on this page is provisional and subject to change The OU cannot accept reservations for this course until it has been finalised Details of how to reserve a place on M301 will be given later; pls
please repeat after me: Used as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she says. Often used in language training
please say again: Used as request for the interlocutor to repeat what he or she said previously
please sit down: Offer to be seated
please speak more slowly: Used to ask the interlocutor to speak more slowly
please turn left: When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn left
please turn right: When giving directions to a person (for example, a taxi driver), indicates that he or she should turn right
Please Don't Shoot: don't be angry with me please, PDS (Internet chat slang)
please God: God allow, may God -
please be quiet: Shhh! , kindly be silent
please do not touch: sign requesting visitors (in a museum, etc.) to keep their hands away from the objects
please don't: I would appreciate it if you wouldn't, kindly do not (expression of prohibition)
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please return to sender: postal stamp indicating that a postal item cannot be delivered and should be returned to its sender
please wait: please hold on, please wait patiently
please wait-all the lines are busy: taped message that is heard by people who are holding for an open line
could I see the menu, please: Said in a restaurant, to ask for the menu
if you please: please
nigga please: Assertion that someone does not know what they are talking about; talk to the hand
one moment, please: Used to ask a person to wait a moment
pleased: Simple past tense and past participle of please
pleased: Happy, content
pleasing: Sense of satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing."
pleasing: Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification
pleasing: Present participle of please
pretty please: an emphatic form of "please"
Please? Pretty please? Pretty please with sugar on top?!.
pretty please with sugar on top: Exaggerated form of please or pretty please
I think fast, I talk fast and I need you guys to act fast if you wanna get out of this. So, pretty please... with sugar on top. Clean the fucking car., said by The Wolf.
the bill, please: Indicates the speaker wishes to pay the bill (e.g. in a restaurant)
two beers, please: Indicates the speaker wishes to buy two beers
bitch please: A response used when someone says something stupid or when somebody tries you
pleaser: {n} one who pleases or courts favor
pleasingly: {a} in a manner so as to please
pleas: plural of plea
pleased: Experiencing pleasure
pleased: feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child"
pleased: If you are pleased, you are happy about something or satisfied with something. Felicity seemed pleased at the suggestion I think he's going to be pleased that we identified the real problems They're pleased to be going home He glanced at her with a pleased smile
pleased: formulae You can say `Pleased to meet you' as a polite way of greeting someone who you are meeting for the first time
pleased: When you are about to give someone some news which you know will please them, you can say that you are pleased to tell them the news or that they will be pleased to hear it. I'm pleased to say that he is now doing well = happy
pleased: experiencing or manifesting pleasure
pleased: {s} content, satiated; having one's desires satisfied
pleased: politeness If you say you will be pleased to do something, you are saying in a polite way that you are willing to do it. We will be pleased to answer any questions you may have = happy
pleased: experiencing or manifesting pleasure feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth; "proud of their child
pleased: experiencing pleasure or joy; "happy you are here"; "pleased with the good news"
pleased: If someone seems very satisfied with something they have done, you can say that they are pleased with themselves, especially if you think they are more satisfied than they should be. He was pleased with himself for having remembered her name
pleased: feelings You can tell someone that you are pleased with something they have done in order to express your approval. I'm pleased with the way things have been going I am very pleased about the result We are pleased that the problems have been resolved We were very pleased to hear this encouraging news. = happy
pleased: past of please
pleased: politeness In official letters, people often say they will be pleased to do something, as a polite way of introducing what they are going to do or inviting people to do something. We will be pleased to delete the charge from the original invoice
pleaser: a pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser
pleaser: One who pleases or gratifies
pleaser: a pleasing entertainer; "he is quite the crowd pleaser"
pleaser: {i} one who satisfies desires, one who makes content
pleaser: crowd-pleaser/audience-pleaser etc someone or something that people like a lot
pleases: Third person singular simple present of to please
pleasing: the act of one who pleases
pleasing: Sense of satisfaction, as in the phrase "to my pleasing
pleasing: aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
pleasing: giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
pleasing: Something that is pleasing gives you pleasure and satisfaction. This area of France has a pleasing climate in August It's pleasing to listen to + pleasingly pleas·ing·ly The interior design is pleasingly simple. giving pleasure, enjoyment, or satisfaction
pleasing: able to please or win approval
pleasing: An object of pleasure
pleasing: giving pleasure or satisfaction
pleasing: {s} enjoyable; satisfying desires; genial, nice; kind, amicable
pleasing: Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners
pleasing: the act of one who pleases able to please or win approval giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance
pleasingly: In a pleasing manner; agreeably; favourably
pleasingly: pleasantly, agreeably, enjoyably; satisfactorily, in a manner that makes content
pleasingly: in a pleasing manner; "the room was pleasingly large

please

Turkish pronunciation

pliz

Synonyms

satisfy, desire, will, amuse, charm, cheer, content, enchant, entertain, fill the bill, gladden, go over big, grab, gratify, hit the spot

Antonyms

annoy, irritate, disgust, displease, anger, depress, disturb, upset, worry, be unwilling, deny, refuse

Pronunciation

/ˈplēz/ /ˈpliːz/

Etymology

[ plEz ] (verb.) 14th century. Middle English plesen, plaisen, from Old French plaise, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placēre (“to please, to seem good”).“” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006. Displaced native Middle English quemen, queamen "to please" (from Old English cwēman "to please"), Middle English biluvien "to please, delight" (from Middle English bi-, be- + luvien "to love"), Middle English liken "to like, please" (from Old English līcian "to please, be like"), Middle English lusten, listen "to be pleasing, delight" (from Old English lystan "to please").