please means to make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, please ranks #7,710 of 42,749 for Qualifying.
please is pronounced /pliːz/.
Etymology
From Middle English plesen, plaisen, borrowed from Old French plaise, conjugated form of plaisir or plaire, from Latin placeō (“to please, to seem good”), from the Proto-Indo-European *pleHk- (“pleasingness, permission”). In this sense, displaced native Old English līcian, whence Modern English like.
verb
- To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.e.g.“Her presentation pleased the executives.”
- To desire; to will; to be pleased by.e.g.“Just do as you please.”
adv
- Used to make a polite request.e.g.“Please, pass the bread.”
intj
- Used as an affirmative to an offer.e.g.“Near-synonym: thank you”
- An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.e.g.“Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?”
- An expression of annoyance, impatience, or exasperation.e.g.“Near-synonyms: enough, enough already, that's enough, no more, cut it out, knock it off, shut up, STFU”
- Said as a request to repeat information.e.g.“Customer while ordering: Can I get a [unintelligible]? Restaurant employee: Please?”
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