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   please

   /pliːz/

   verb

   • 1. cause to feel happy and satisfied: "he arranged a fishing trip to please his son"
   • ▪ give satisfaction: "she was quiet and eager to please"
   • ▪ satisfy aesthetically: "he was wearing a buttonhole that did not quite please the eye" Similar make happygive pleasure tomake someone pleased/glad/contentmake someone feel gooddelightcharmamusedivertentertainbe agreeable togladdencheer upsatisfygratifyhumourobligecontentsuitinformal:tickle pinkOpposite displeaseannoy
   • 2. take only one's own wishes into consideration in deciding how to act or proceed: "this is the first time in ages that I can just please myself"
   • ▪ wish or desire to do something: "feel free to wander around as you please" Similar likewantwishdesiresee/think fitchoosebe inclinedwillpreferopt
   • ▪ it is someone's choice to do something: dated "instead of attending the meeting, it pleased him to go off hunting"

   adverb

   • 1. used in polite requests or questions: "please address letters to the Editor"
   • ▪ used to add urgency and emotion to a request: "please, please come home!"
   • ▪ used to agree politely to a request: "‘May I ring you at home?’ ‘Please do.’"
   • ▪ used in polite or emphatic acceptance of an offer: "‘Would you like a drink?’ ‘Yes, please.’"
   • ▪ used to ask someone to stop doing something of which the speaker disapproves: "Rita, please—people are looking"
   • ▪ used to express incredulity or irritation: "Oh please, is that meant to be a serious argument?"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French plaisir ‘to please’, from Latin placere.

   Derivatives

   • 1. pleaser noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   Please definition: (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly. See examples of PLEASE used in a sentence.

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   please: 1 v give pleasure to or be pleasing to “These colors please the senses” “a pleasing sensation” Synonyms: delight Antonyms: displease give displeasure to Types: endear make attractive or lovable delight , enchant , enrapture , enthral , enthrall , ravish , transport hold spellbound Type of: gratify , satisfy make happy or satisfied v ...

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