please
Pronunciation Verb
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Pronunciation Verb
please (pleases, present participle pleasing; past and past participle pleased)
- (ambitransitive) To make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
- Her presentation pleased the executives.
- I'm pleased to see you've been behaving yourself.
- Our new range of organic foods is sure to please.
- (intransitive, ergative) To desire; to will; to be pleased by.
- Just do as you please.
- French: plaire
- German: gefallen, rechtmachen
- Italian: accontentare, piacere
- Portuguese: agradar
- Russian: ра́довать
- Spanish: gustar, agradar, placer, complacer, dar gusto
please (not comparable)
- Used to make a polite request.
- Please, pass the bread.
- Would you please sign this form?
- Could you tell me the time, please?
- May I take your order, please?
- Used as an affirmative to an offer.
- —May I help you? —Please.
- An expression of annoyance or impatience.
- Oh, please, do we have to hear that again?
- French: s'il vous plaît (formal), s'il te plaît (informal), S.V.P., (with infinitive) prière de
- German: bitte
- Italian: per favore, per piacere (less formal)
- Portuguese: por favor, faça favor
- Russian: пожа́луйста
- Spanish: por favor, favor de, (informal) porfa
- French: allez, stoplait, pitié
- German: bitte
- Italian: per piacere
- Portuguese: por favor, faça-me o favor
please (not comparable)
- (Cincinnati) Said as a request to repeat information.
- (request to repeat) what, excuse me, pardon me, come again; see also Thesaurus:say again
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