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Meaning of 'please' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Please [ v. i.]
- To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable emotions.
- To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.
2 . Please [ v. t.]
- To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy.
- To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will.
- To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used impersonally.

Meaning of 'please' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . please [ v]
Meaning (1):
- give pleasure to or be pleasing to
Example in sentence:
  • a pleasing sensation;
  • These colors please the senses
Meaning (2):
- be the will of or have the will (to)
Example in sentence:
  • he could do many things if he pleased
Meaning (3):
- give satisfaction
Example in sentence:
  • The waiters around her aim to please
4 . please [ r]
Meaning (4):
- used in polite request
Example in sentence:
  • please pay attention

Nearby Words:

plea pleach pleached pleaching plead pleadable pleaded pleader pleading pleadingly

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