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   Where did the word 'please' come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb please is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for please is from around 1350, in Psalter. please is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French plais-, pleare, plaire; French plaiser, plaisir.

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   What is the origin of the word 'please do what is needed'?

   • The phrase 'do the needful' translates to 'Please do what is needed'. It is an expression that originated in India, where English is often mixed with local languages to form unique phrases and words. Other peculiarities include 'cousin brother/sister' and 'good name' (first name).

   What is a replacement for "do the needful" when used in email?

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   Are 'plea' and 'please' the same word?

   • 'Plea' and 'Please' are two different words. In BTW, all words are not regular. Surprisingly, plea and please are not derived from each other. The verb please comes from Old French, and ultimately from Latin:

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   When was the word to be pleased first used?

   • Inverted use for "to be pleased" is from c.1500, first in Scottish, and paralleling the evolution of synonymous like (v.). Intransitive sense (e.g. do as you please) first recorded c.1500; imperative use (e.g. please do this ), first recorded 1620s, was probably a shortening of if it please (you) (late 14c.).

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   Is there a verb for 'Please'?

   • Verbs for "please" supply the stereotype polite word (" Please come in," short for may it please you to ...) in many languages (French, Italian), "But more widespread is the use of the first singular of a verb for 'ask, request' " [Buck, who cites German bitte, Polish proszę, etc.]. Spanish favor is short for hace el favor "do the favor."

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   What does 'please' mean?

   • "Please" is a shortening of the phrase, if you please, an intransitive, ergative form taken from if it please you, which is in turn a calque of the French s'il vous plaît, which replaced pray.

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2. www.etymonline.com › word › pleaseplease | Etymology of please by etymonline

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   Jul 9, 2020 · Old English lician "to please, be pleasing, be sufficient," from Proto-Germanic *likjan (source also of Old Norse lika, Old Saxon likon, Old Frisian likia, Dutch lijken "to suit," Old High German lihhen, Gothic leikan "to please"), from *lik- "body, form; like, same."

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     The word in this sense was formerly common in polite...

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     The word in this sense was formerly common in polite...

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     La parola in questo senso era precedentemente comune nelle...

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     please 뜻: 제발; c. 1300년, plesen, "신을 기쁘게 하거나 만족시키다, 달래다,...

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   Where does the word please come from? Earliest known use. late 1700s. The earliest known use of the word please is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for please is from 1771, in a letter by P. Davies. It is also recorded as a verb from the Middle English period (1150—1500). please is formed within English, by conversion. Etymons: please v.

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   The earliest known use of the verb please is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for please is from around 1350, in Psalter. please is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French plais-, pleare, plaire; French plaiser, plaisir. See etymology.

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   Particularly surprising since the "please" you might use in making a plea, comes from the first rather than the second, being a contraction of "an it please you" ("if it pleases you to do so" in more modern English).

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   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.

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   Oct 26, 2024 · From Middle English plesen, plaisen, borrowed from Old French plaise, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), [1] from the Proto-Indo-European *pleHk- (“pleasingness, permission”).

9. mashedradish.com › the-etymological-plea-of-pleaseThe etymological “plea” of “please” - Mashed Radish

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   Feb 20, 2018 · Plea originates as a term for a “lawsuit,” a form of the same Latin verb that gives us please. (Pixabay) An implacable etymology. English borrows please from the French plaisir in the 14th century, when the verb meant “to be agreeable (to someone)” or “satisfy, delight.”