pleased; pleasing
1
: to afford or give pleasure or satisfaction
3
archaic
: to have the kindness
will you please to enter the carriage—
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens1
: to give pleasure to : gratify
2
: to be the will or pleasure of
may it please Your Majesty
1
—used as a function word to express politeness or emphasis in a request
please come in
2
—used as a function word to express polite affirmation
like some tea? Please
3
—used as a function word to express scornful disagreement, disapproval, or disbelief
you believe that? Oh, please
Synonyms
Examples of please in a Sentence
Verb
He joined the football team to please his father.
Her parents were pleased by her decision.
It pleases me to know that you liked the gift.
They're very hard to please.
Recent Examples on the WebMeghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
Jones, wanting to please the Party, moved to Carroll Gardens and ran in the Tenth, which covers lower Manhattan and part of brownstone Brooklyn.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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Verb
That approach is partly aimed at pleasing customers by adapting the site to their language, preferences and more.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2024
Jones, wanting to please the Party, moved to Carroll Gardens and ran in the Tenth, which covers lower Manhattan and part of brownstone Brooklyn.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2024
Adverb
Naturally, during the 113 years those bells have hung in Mitchell Tower, there have been Hyde Park residents asking if these (expletive) change ringers would please stop.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 23 Dec. 2021
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“Please.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/please. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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